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CENTRE FOR ANIMAL PRODUCTION STUDIES

POST GRADUATE RESEARCH INSTITUTE IN ANIMAL SCIENCES (PGRIAS), KATTUPAKKAM


RESEARCH SCHEMES IN OPERATION

1. Network Project on Sheep Improvement (Madras Red)

  • Funding agency : ICAR and TANUVAS
  • Budget : Rs. 54.00 lakhs
  • Salient achievements :
    • Complete survey on Madras Red sheep undertaken
    • 25 villages covered
    • 126 farmers registered
    • 752 superior breeding rams distributed
    • Performance of Madras Red sheep in the adopted village improved by 25%
    • Extending continuous health cover

2. All India Co-Ordinated Research Project on Pigs

  • Funding agency : ICAR and TANUVAS
  • Budget : Rs. 111.00 lakhs
  • Salient achievements :
    • Improved the performance of local black pigs by crossbreeding with LWY
    • Studied the performance of 50 % crossbred pigs
    • Evaluated the performance of 75 % crossbred pigs

50 % crossbred pigs (LWY x Desi)

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TANUVA KPM Gold (LWY x Desi)

3. Ethnoveterinary Herbal Product Research and Development Centre (Coordinating centre)

  • Funding agency : State Innovation Fund
  • Budget : Rs. 2.80 lakhs

4. Establishment of Madras Red Sheep Input Centre

  • Funding agency : NADP-RKVY-RAFTAAR
  • Budget : Rs. 285.25 lakhs
  • Salient achievements :
    • Modernized slatted floor sheep sheds for 400 ewes
    • RFID identification
    • Tree arboretum
    • Pasture land establishment
    • Pond excavation

Self-Financing and Revolving Fund Schemes in Operation

Establishment of Model Instructional Japanese Quail Unit

  • Funding agency : TANUVAS
  • Budget : Rs. 1.60 lakhs

Commercial Pig Breeding Unit

  • Funding agency : TANUVAS
  • Budget : Rs. 7.64 lakhs

Establishment of Model Commercial Lamb Fattening Unit

  • Funding agency : TANUVAS
  • Budget : Rs. 1.20 lakhs

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