National Seminar Organized at ICAR-DPR
ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research, Hyderabad organized a one-day National Seminar in collaboration with Indian Poultry Science Association - Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Chapter on the topic “Revisiting poultry production and marketing systems for addressing the fast changing consumer preferences” on 6th May 2022. Dr. R.N. Chatterjee, Director welcomed the dignitaries and the participants to the seminar. He said that it is very delightful to organize the Seminar in the offline mode after a very long gap. He highlighted the role of Poultry industry and its contribution to the national economy. Dr. S.V. Rama Rao, Principal Scientist elaborated on the theme of the National Seminar and its high relevance during this pandemic era. Dr. V. Ravinder Reddy, Vice Chancellor, P.V. Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University, Hyderabad, the Guest of Honour for the Seminar, emphasised the need to support the poultry farmers by providing the feed ingredients in time at a reasonable cost. He also opined that proper biosecurity and health measures should be taken to control the emerging and remerging poultry diseases.
The Chief Guest of the programme, Dr. G. Ranjith Reddy, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Chevella Constituency, Telangana appreciated the efforts of the Directorate in organizing the Seminar at this crucial time when feed prices are skyrocketing and creating havoc for the poultry industry in the country. He said that the deliberations should focus on highlighting the health benefits of egg and chicken meat, and also convince the customers about the myths circulating in the social media about chicken and eggs. He advocated that the industry should stay strong in marketing, publicizing and advertising their products. He also encouraged the young Veterinary graduates to venture into the poultry sector as there are lot of opportunities. The dignitaries released a book on “Poultry Feed: Region specific” authored by Dr. S.V. Rama Rao, Dr. A. Kannan and Dr. M.V.L.N. Raju of the Directorate. They also released the Vermicompost “Vermipoul” developed by Dr. R.K. Mahapatra from poultry litter under the programme “Wealth from waste”.
There were two technical sessions in which eight lectures were delivered by eminent speakers in the field of poultry. The plenary session was chaired by Dr. R.N. Chatterjee, Director, ICAR-DPR and Co-chaired by Dr. T. Kotaiah, MD, IndBro Research & Breeding Farms Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad; Dr. V. R. Reddy, Retired Professor, Hyderabad, and Dr. A.S. Ranade, Associate Dean, Mumbai Veterinary College and President, Indian Poultry Science Association. The Seminar was attended by Scientists from DPR, Officials, staff and students from the Veterinary University, Poultry entrepreneurs and industry representatives from AP and Telangana (TS), officials from the AH Department and members of IPSA-TS and AP chapter. Dr. U. Rajkumar, Principal Scientist and Organizing Secretary proposed the vote of thanks
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