Directorate of Extension Education

• Transferring livestock and poultry related technologies through frontline extension.
• Strengthening livestock and poultry research through extension linkage
• Promoting livestock production eco-system for a sustainable livestock-based livelihood.

On-campus training:

• On-campus trainings are offered every month on dairy farming, sheep and goat farming, poultry farming, rabbit farming, piggery, fodder cultivation, value addition of milk and meat, in rotation.

Off-campus training:

• Off-campus trainings are conducted every month especially in remote villages where people get less access to the centre.

Vocational / self-employment / skill development courses:

• Courses are conducted for interested farmers on livestock farming, value addition and marketing of livestock products. The applications are invited throughout the year and processed through the Directorate of Distance Education (DDE), TANUVAS, Chennai.

Sl.No.	Self-employment course	Duration	Fee (Rs)	Qualification
1.	Dairy farming	1 month	1000	Read & write in Tamil
2.	Sheep Farming	1 month	500
3.	Goat Farming	1 month	1000
4.	Rabbit Farming	1 month	500
5.	Pig Farming	1 month	2000
6.	Japanese Quail Farming	1 month	1000
7.	Desi Bird Rearing	1 month	1000
8.	Livestock Farm Waste Management	1 month	500

• Implementing Govt. of India and Govt. of TN schemes: Training programmes and demonstrations pertaining to Livestock and Poultry farming are imparted through various schemes.
• Training for para-veterinarians / veterinarians: Trainings are conducted for paravets / field vets on need basis once in every six months.
• Conducting / Participating in exhibitions: University technologies are popularized through exhibitions to improve management practices of livestock and poultry farming
• Exposure visits: Exposure visits are arranged for farmers to nearby government and private farms as part of special or paid training programmes/ATMA Schemes to interact with experts / progressive farmers
• Farm visit and consultation: Free consultancy services on farm management, care and management of livestock and poultry are offered based on demand.
• Front line demonstrations (FLDs): Front line demonstrations on validated technologies / improved management practices are organized to inspire more people to take up the respective technology / methodology.
• On-farm trials (OFTs): Field trials are conducted for on-farm validation of new technologies / methodologies developed in TANUVAS. The results of the trial are communicated to the university to either fine tune the concerned technology or to release it for public use
• Post-mortem examination: Necropsy services are offered for poultry farmers on request.
• Disease investigation: Sample collection & analysis, disease investigation and consultation services are offered upon request from livestock and poultry farmers during disease outbreaks.
• Establishment of Farmers Producers Organizations (FPOs): FPOs are being established in livestock and poultry sectors by offering technical guidance to the FPO members on need basis.
• Sale of TANUVAS Products: TANUVAS publications, fodder seeds / TANUVAS mineral mixtures/ TANUVAS mineralized salt licks are being sold to livestock and poultry farmers.
• Issuing Bankable Project Reports: Bankable project reports are issued to farmers for applying loans in banks for starting or expanding their livestock and poultry enterprise
• Observing important / special days: Important days viz. world tuberculosis day, world environment day, world rabies day, world egg day, National milk day, National farmers’ day are observed every year. Special events such as farmers meet, input distributions, awareness programmes and plantation of tree sapling are conducted according to the theme of the special day
• Kalnadaikathir magazine subscription: Livestock and poultry farmers are enrolled for subscription to Kalnadai Kathir magazine.
• Applied research: Based on the problems / issues identified locally, appropriate research proposals are submitted for getting grants from funding agencies of private/state/union governments. The outcome of the project is to solve the problems identified

S. No.	Month	Title	Type of Training	Max. no. of participants
1.	Nov 2022	Entrepreneurial skills through Livestock Farming	On-campus	25 - 30
		Training cum demonstration on value added milk products preparation	On-campus	25 - 30
2.	Dec 2022	Entrepreneurial skills through Native Chicken Farming	On-campus	25 - 30
		Entrepreneurial skills through dairy Farming	On-campus	25 - 30
3.	Jan 2023	Entrepreneurial skills through Sheep and Goat farming	On-campus	25 - 30
		Latest techniques in livestock and poultry farming	On-campus	25 - 30

Sl. No.	Products	Unit Rate (Rs.)
Books and Publications
1.	Dairy farming	50
2.	Goat farming	40
3.	Native chicken rearing	50
4.	Ethno-veterinary medicine for livestock and poultry	25
5.	Feeds and fodder for livestock and poultry	30
6.	Japanese quail farming	40
7.	Rabbit farming	30
8.	Broiler farming	30
9.	Value addition of milk	30
10.	Economics of livestock farming	20
Feed Supplements
1.	TANUVAS Mineral mixture	75/kg
2.	TANUVAS mineralized Salt lick	55/kg
Fodder Seeds
1.	Fodder Sorghum (Co-FS29)	410/kg
2.	Hedge Lucerne (Desmanthus) / Velimasal	550/kg

Sl. No.	Type of Entrepreneur	Name and Address
1	Desibird Farm Entrepreneur	Th.S.Surulinathan S/o.Th.P.Surulisamy, Soolaikarai street, Kulalurpalayam, Bodi(TK),Theni(DT). Mobile No.8973662321.
2	Dairy Farm and vermi compost unit Entrepreneur	Th.K.Sadaiyandi S/o.Th.Krishnasamy, South street,Veerapandi(PO),Theni(TK), Theni (DT). Mobile No.9943137658
3	Goat Farm Entrepreneur	Th.M.Sethu S/o.Th.Maharajan, M.S.Varunesh Goat unit Mariammankovilpatti,Kodankipatti(PO), Bodi(TK), Theni(DT).Mobile No.9524695724

Sl.No	Name of the firm / farm with address	Nature of the input with details	Cost in Rs.
1.	Th.K.Sadaiyandi, S/o.Th.Krishnasamy, South street, Veerapandi(PO), Theni (DT). Mobile No.9943137658	Vermicompost	Rs.5/Kg
2.	Th.S.Surulinathan, S/o.Th.P.Surulisamy, Soolaikarai street, Kulalurpalayam, Bodi(TK), Theni(DT). Mobile No.8973662321.	Desibird Farming-Siruvidai chicks	Rs.450/Kg live Wt
3.	Th.P.Krishnasamy S/o.Th.Perumalsamy,Sadaiyalpatti,Bodi(TK), Theni(DT). Mobile No.6383826920.	Native breeds of Goat	Rs.600/Kg live wt
4.	Th.Ravi S/o.Th.Subramani ,Bodi Main Road, Kodankipatti, Bodi(TK), Theni(DT). Mobile No.9751639704.	Jamunapari Goats	Rs. 10000/ 3 month old
5.	Th.Abinesh S/o.Th.Murugan,42,East Street, Kottaipatti, Ammachiyapuram (PO),Theni(TK), Theni(DT). Mobile No.7695827150.	Quail farm	Rs.40/Kg live wt. Dressed meat Rs.45/Kg
6.	Th.Harisankar S/o.Th.Kamatchi, West Street,Govinthanagaram(PO), Theni(DT). Mobile No.8608123457.	Quail farm	Rs.39/Kg live wt
7.	Th.Nagarathinam S/o.Th.Deivendran, Perumal patti,Thevaram(PO), Uthamapalayam(TK), Theni(DT). Mobile No.8778760880.	Middle and Large white Yorkshire	Rs.110/Kg live wt
8.	Th.Raman S/o.Th.Thangaiah, First ward, Arasamarathu Theru, Narayanathevanpatti, Uthamapalayam(TK), Theni(DT). Mobile No.9952442128.	Middle and Large white Yorkshire	Rs.110/Kg live wt

Name of the Faculty	Designation	E-mail	Mobile#
Dr.N.Vimal Rajkumar	Associate Professor and Head	vviimmaall@gmail.com	+91-9865016174

Associate Professor and Head,
Farmers Training Centre,
Opposite to Sub-Treasury Office, Madurai Road, Theni-625531
Tel.: (04546)-260047
Email:ftctheni@tanuvas.org.in