VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NAMAKKAL

DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY ECONOMICS

Objectives

To assess and monitor the development trends in livestock sector from producer to consumer (Supply chain of animal products), to conduct need based economic research on dairying, poultry farming, sheep and goat rearing and cost – benefit analysis of disease prevention, control and eradication of diseases and evaluate likely social, animal and public health as well as environmental impacts and risk of these trends.

Education

Under Graduate (B.V. Sc. & A.H.)

  • VAE 321 Livestock Economics, Marketing and Business Management (2+1)
  • VAE 511 Livestock Entrepreneurship (1 + 0)

Post Graduate (M.V.Sc.)

  • AHC 601 Introduction to Economic Analysis (2+1)
  • AHC 602 Macro Economics (2+0)
  • AHC 603 Micro Economics (2+0)
  • AHC 604 Farm Production and Business Management (2+1)
  • AHC 605 Livestock Marketing and Price Analysis (2+1)
  • AHC 606 Animal Husbandry Project Analysis (1+1)
  • AHC 607 Quantitative Methods and Analysis (2+1)
  • AHC 608 Economic Development and Growth (2+0)
  • AHC 609 Animal Husbandry Development and Policy (1+0)
  • AHC 610 Linear Programming (1+1)
  • AHC 611 Livestock Credit and Co-operation (1+0)
  • AHC 612 Natural Resource Economics (1+0)
  • AHC 613 Environmental Economics (3+0)

Ph.D.

  • AHC 801 Advanced Economic Analysis (3+0)
  • AHC 802 Advanced Production Economics (2+1)
  • AHC 803 Advanced Econometrics (2+1)
  • AHC 804 Advances in Livestock Marketing and Price Analysis (2+1)
  • AHC 805 Programming Techniques (3+0)
  • AHC 806 Natural Resource Management (1+1)

Compulsory Non – Credit Courses

  • PGS 603 (e-course) Intellectual Property and its Management in Agriculture (1+0)

Achievements / Excellence

Education

This department has been offering both Under Graduate and Post Graduate courses on animal husbandry economics. Under Graduate students of Veterinary Science are taught on concepts of economics and marketing of livestock and livestock products; pricing; farm business and financial management; project preparation and analysis. Various lecture notes, practical manual and question bank were prepared for under graduate courses every year. In Post Graduate courses have been offered on economic, concepts of micro and macro economics, farm production and business, livestock marketing, econometrics, policy framing, livestock project analysis and linear programming for finding the optimum profit and livestock credit.

Research

This department has handled research projects in all major fields of livestock and poultry production, marketing, disease losses, constraints identification, credit and rural development. Policy research outputs are mainly helpful for the policy makers, academicians and research scholars on various aspects of livestock, poultry and rural development. Economic losses were particularly estimated for bovine reproductive disorders and Foot and Mouth Disease. Similarly pioneering research on marketing of livestock and its produce were also carried out.

Out reach

Special lectures are being delivered to various targeted audience like farmers, trainees/ SMSs/of trainers training programmes, bankers etc. Economic project proposals for starting various livestock units are being prepared and supplied to the needy farmers approaching the department.

Workshop Organized

A two days workshop on "Preparation of Model Projects" was organized every year for the benefit of technical staff from our TANUVAS peripheral centres and One day workshop on "Cost and Benefit Calculation" was organized for various production subjects staffs of Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal.

Current Focus

  • Economic appraisal of emerging value added livestock products.
  • Economic analysis of location specific diseases of livestock and poultry
  • Strengthening of market information of different livestock and poultry
  • Market survey on various livestock products.
  • Problems and perspectives of non-traditional upcoming livestock and poultry enterprises
  • Social and environmental related issues of animal-human interface.

Faculty

  • Dr. A. Serma Saravana Pandian, Professor and Head
  • Dr. V.Boopathy, Assistant Professor