VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, NAMAKKAL
DEPARTMENT OF LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
Genesis and Objective
This department was started during the year 1985, with the objective of teaching the undergraduate students of B.V.Sc. & A.H., the methods and techniques of livestock handling, feeding, housing, breeding, disease management and animal welfare. In addition, this department is also offering M.V.Sc., and Ph.D., degree programmes
Courses Offered
Undergraduate
Course
Module
1. Livestock Production Management (Theory) - (4+2)
Unit- I
General Livestock Management
Unit-II
Fodder Production and Conservation
Unit-III
Livestock Production Management - Ruminants
Unit-IV
Zoo animal Production Management
Unit-V
Animal Welfare
Unit-VI
Poultry Production Management
Unit-VII
Diversified Poultry Production and Hatchery Management
Unit-VIII
Laboratory or Rabbit or Pet animal Production Management
Unit-IX
Swine or Equine or Camel, Yak and Mithun Production Management
2. Livestock Production Management (Practical) - (4+2)
Unit- I
General Livestock Management
Unit-II
Fodder Production and Conservation
Unit-III
Livestock Production Management - Ruminants
Unit-IV
Zoo animal Production Management
Unit-V
Poultry production management
Unit-VI
Incubation and hatchery management
Unit-VII
Laboratory or Rabbit or Pet animal Production Management
Unit-VIII
Swine or Equine or Camel, Yak and Mithun Production Management
Postgraduate Programme
This department is offering M.V.Sc and Ph.D in the subject of Livestock Production Management. The following postgraduate courses are being offered to the students regularly, by this department.
M.V.Sc., Courses
LPM 601 - Cattle and buffalo production management (2+1)
LPM 602 - Sheep and goat production management (2+1)
LPM 603 - Swine production management (1+1)
LPM 604 - Climatology and livestock production (1+1)
LPM 605 - Behaviour and welfare of farm animals (1+1)
LPM 606 - Equine production management (1+1)
LPM 607 - Companion animal production management (1+1)
LPM 608 - Farm hygiene and waste management (1+1)
LPM 609 - Integrated livestock farming systems (1+1)
LPM 610 - Management and conservation of wild and zoo animals (1+1)
LPM 611 - Laboratory animal production management (1+1)
LPM 614 - Poultry farm and hatchery management (1+1)
LPM 615 - Regional animal production management (1+1)
LPM 691 - Seminar (1+0)
LPM 699 - Research (0+30)
Ph.D., courses
LPM 801 - Recent developments in large ruminants production management (2+1)
LPM 802 - Recent developments in small ruminants production management (2+1)
LPM 803 - Recent developments in swine production management (1+1)
LPM 804 - Livestock and environment (1+0)
LPM 805 - Organic livestock production (1+0)
LPM 806 - Recent developments in welfare of farm animals (1+0)
LPM 807 - Entrepreneurship in livestock production (1+1)
LPM 808 - Precision livestock farming (1+1)
LPM 809 - Recent developments in poultry production management (2+1)
LPM 891 - Seminar-I (1+0)
LPM 892 - Seminar-II (1+0)
LPM 899 - Research (0+75)
As on March 2026, 27 M.V.Sc., students and 12 Ph.D. students have completed their degree successfully. All the post graduate students carryout their research works on field problems with respect to livestock management. Some important findings are as follows:
Significant Research Findings
Cattle
Supplementation of fenugreek seed improve both milk yield and milk composition (fat and SNF) in crossbred cattle
Water sprinkling and mineral mixture supplementation improves the milk yield and fat content in crossbred cattle
Evaluation of heat tolerance and performance of crossbred dairy cattle in Cauvery delta region of Tamil Nadu
Goat and Sheep
Management practices of a nomadic sheep breed "Coimbatore" were studied and documented
Early weaning performances in Mecheri lambs documented
Impact of Mega Sheep Seed Project on Mecheri sheep performance and farmers livelihood
Performance of Salem Black goats supplemented with concentrate feed during different physiological states
Production performance of Mecheri sheep lambs fed with cotton gin trash
Rabbit
Raised platform sheds are found suitable to broiler rabbits
Hedge lucerne and mulberry leaves can be effectively to rabbits
Evaluating the performance of broiler rabbits fed on vegetable oils
Effect of dietary supplementation of vitamin C, E and Selenium on performance of broiler rabbits during the period of heat stress
Pig
Performance of Large White Yorkshire piglets fed with alternate protein sources
Analysis of challenges in intensive pig farming
Water
The hardness of drinking water for poultry can be up to 3000 ppm without adverse effect on the health of the birds
Fogging operation in poultry sheds reduce the microclimatic temperature and increases the relative humidity
Waste management
Dead poultry birds can be composted in to manure along with poultry and cattle manure.
Poultry slaughter waste can be composted with poultry droppings
Paddy straw and coir pith are proved good carbon sources for dead bird composting
Liquid ammonia is proved to be a good disinfectant against coccidia infection
Production of bio-diesel form poultry dead birds by dry rendering method – An eco-friendly approach
Bio-conversion of broiler poultry litter into vermicompost
Physicochemical characterization of boiler poultry litter and composting of broiler poultry litter
Extension activities
The extension activities like training and exposure visit was regularly organised for waste management, pig and rabbit farmers.
S.No
Name of the seminar / workshop / training
Date & Place
Number participated
1
Technology for improvement of rabbit performance
15.06.2007 VCRI, Namakkal
75 farmers
2
Wealth from livestock and agriculture waste
12.11.2009 to 13.11.2009 VCRI, Namakkal
50 farmers
3
White pig rearing and marketing
24.01.2012 VCRI, Namakkal
100 farmers
4
State level seminar on “Present status, challenges and future scenario of pig farming in Tamil Nadu”
22.06.19 and 23.06.2019 SMS Mahal Coimbatore
271 farmers
5
Tamil Nadu State Science and Technology (TNSCST) training on “Dissemination of proven technologies to augment sheep and goat production for doubling the farmers income”
08.08.2023–10.08.2023 VCRI, Namakkal
50 farmers
6
Veterinary Emergency Response Unit (VERU) 3 days capacity building training programme on “Management of animals during disaster”
27.12.2023- 29.12.2023
52 VAS
7
Veterinary Emergency Response Unit (VERU) 3 days capacity building training programme on “Management of animals during disaster”
03.01.2024- 05.01.2024
60 VAS
Awards
M.V.Sc.,
S.No
Name of the person
Name of the award
Year
1.
Dr. D. Anandha Prakash Singh
Dr.R.D.Michael Gold medal for securing highest OGPA in the discipline of Livestock Production and Management by Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai-51, Tamil Nadu, India.
1997
2.
Dr. J. Muralitharan
1998
3.
Dr. N. Bharathy
2008
4.
Dr. S. Durga
2016
Ph.D.
Dr. John Abraham received TANUVAS Gold Medal for Veterinary and Animal Sciences for the best Ph.D. Student for the performance in Ph.D. examination during 2012
Dr. John Abraham received Dr. P. Richard Masillamony endowment award for the best outgoing Ph.D. Student in both Veterinary and Fisheries Faculty-2012
Dr. John Abraham received TANUVAS Alumni Association gold medal for the best Ph.D. Scholar in the faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences from VCRI Namakkal-2012
Dr. John Abraham received for the Ph.D., S.K.M Animal feeds and foods award for the best Ph.D. student in Avian Studies - 2012
Dr. N.R. Saravanan, Department of LPM, Received best thesis award from TANUVAS for the M.V.Sc., Research work on "Bioconversion of poultry litter as a vermicompost" in 2020
Patent - 01
Name of the product / process for which patent has been filed
Details of the product / process
Author
Filing status of patent application
Patent No. Reference(s)
Biodiesel production from rendered chicken oil
Biodiesel Production from rendered chicken oil
Dr. John Abraham
219/CHE/2014
371344 Date of issue: 07.07.2021
Technology released
Disposal and utilization of dead birds by aerobic composting - Scientist Involved: Dr.K.Sivakumar
Completed Externally Funded Projects
Sl. No.
Title of the scheme
Name of the funding agency
Name of the PIs and Co-PIs
Outlay
1.
Assessment of estrus specific pheromones with reference to kit development and enhancement of the reproductive efficiency in buffaloes
Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi
Principal Investigator: Dr.V.Ramesh Saravana Kumar; Co-Principal Investigator: Dr.K.Sivakumar
Rs.35.0 lakhs
2.
Pig husbandry based integrated approach for empowerment of SC/ST rural women of Kolli Hills of Tamil Nadu
Department of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology, New Delhi
Veterinary Emergency Response Unit (VERU) -An appraisal of multipurpose evacuation shelters and animal disaster risk reduction through capacity building of probable stakeholders for disaster resilient animal husbandry in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu Disaster Risk Reduction Agency (TNDRRA)
The Head of the Department,
Department of Livestock Production Management,
Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal - 637 002
Phone: +91-4286-266491
E-mail: lpm-vcri-nkl@tanuvas.org.in
