PANAJI: ICAR-CCARI organised a training on “Disease diagnosis and management of infertility in livestock” for the Veterinary Officers of Goa state under Azadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav, recently.
The programme started with the inaugural session which was presided by Dr. Parveen Kumar, Director of the Institute. Training coordinators were Dr. Shirish D. Narnaware, Senior scientist and Section in-charge, Dr. Gokuldas P.P., Senior Scientist and Dr. Susitha Rajkumar, Scientist, Animal and Fisheries Science Section.
The training coordinator highlighted about the importance of the topic and the need for updated information on recent trends in disease diagnosis and management of infertility. The director spoke about the role of field veterinarians in connecting to the farmers, taking technologies to the field, and the necessity of accurate and prompt diagnosis of livestock diseases for the control and prevention of disease outbreaks.
Around 25 field veterinary officers of the Directorate of AHVS, Goa and Goa Dairy participated in the training. The programme included lectures on economically important diseases of ruminants, diagnosis of important diseases of pigs and poultry and management of infertility in farm animals.
Dr. Niceta Cunha Costa, Veterinary Officer at DIU, Directorate of AHVS, Goa delivered a lecture on “Toxicological investigation and metabolic diseases in livestock”.
Training also included practical demonstrations of the collection of the blood sample from cattle and pigs and preparation of blood smear and swab sample collection from animals. There was also an interactive session in which participants and resource persons discussed about the major challenges faced in the field. This was followed by feedback session and valedictory funtion.
