Department of Livestock Production & Management

Dairy and Poultry farming are important sectors of agriculture. Entrepreneurship in dairy and poultry can bring socio-economic improvement of rural poor. The role of management in economic production of livestock is very important. The department, however, actually started functioning in December, 1968 and is playing a humble role to train young men and women in the scientific management of herd and flocks, to equip them for self employment, to adopt livestock husbandry as profession, to become inquisitive and seek truth through research and production of livestock to make them good salesmen of the latest findings to the farmers.

Teaching

The department is involved in teaching of 12 UG and 20 PG courses, internship training, farm practical training and self employment training etc. A total of 117 and 60 students completed their M.Sc/ MV.Sc and Ph.D. degree, respectively. The faculty of the department has published eleven Books, eight Practical Teaching Manuals, six Bulletins/Booklets, seven Training course compendium, organized three Workshop/Conference/Seminar, three Summer Institute, eight Training courses and have won four awards.

Undergraduate students of COVS & COA participated in judging contests All India Cattle and Poultry shows and won eleven first position, two second position and three third positions.