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LAUNCH WORKSHOP OF ICAR SPONSORED NETWORK PROJECT                

ON 12.06.2009

 

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                                                      Lighting of lamp by Hon’ble  Chief Guest at Inaugural function                                                                Dignitaries on the dais during Inaugural function

        The opening of launch workshop of ICAR sponsored network project on “Adaptation and facilitation of livestock to impending climate changes through shelter management” was held on 12.06.2009 at College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK HPKV, Palampur jointly organized by Department of Veterinary Physiology and Department of LPM.

        The Chief Guest of the function was Dr. A. K. Srivastava, Director and Vice-Chancellor of NDRI, Karnal and Dr. Tej Partap, Hon'ble Vice-Chancellor of CSK HPKV, Palampur presided over the function. 22 delegates from 5 ICAR institutes and 4 agriculture universities from different parts of country participated in this workshop.

        The programme began with Krishi Geet (university song) followed by lighting of lamp. Chief Guest Dr. A. K. Srivastava emphasized the underlying challenges from climate change and its effect on livestock and ultimately human population. He also said that India has largest livestock population in world, but our contribution to world in livestock products is very dismal. Large livestock population is creating deficient 42-45 million tones of concentrate, thus necessitating a hard decision, on maintenance of male claves.

        Dr. Tej Partap, Honorable Vice-Chancellor in his presidential remarks  asked to identify the tools required to study the effect of climate change on animals and also changing habitat of animals of high altitude due to climate change.

        Dr. S.C. Sharma, Director of Research highlighted the threat involved to different livestock species due to impending climate change and congratulated the scientists for bringing this project. Dr. A C Varshney, Dean, College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, CSK HPKV, Palampur welcomed the delegates and gave over view of

the college activities. Dr. R  Kumar, Prof & Head cum Principal Investigator of this project conducted the proceedings.    Dr. K. B. Sharma, Dr. Y. P. Thakur and Dr. P. K. Dogra are Co PI’s in this project from College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, CSK HPKV, Palampur. This project has a lead center at NDRI, Karnal with Dr. R C Upadhaya as lead center Principal Investigator.