VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THENI

LIVESTOCK FARM COMPLEX

The Department of Livestock Farm Complex (LFC) was established on 2020 as per the mandate of MSVE (2016) with the objective of providing quality education, research experience and extension education to under graduate students. To cater the above needs, the Livestock Farm complex is maintaining different species and breeds of Livestock and poultry.

Objectives

To impart hands on training on various Livestock farm practices to the under graduate students.
To carry out area specific research on Livestock and poultry.
To develop improved varieties and supply germplasms of Livestock and poultry.
To establish model fodder plots and supply of fodder slips and seeds to the farming community.

LFC, Theni

INFRASTRUCTURE

Main administrative building with Under Graduate (UG) practical lab, Research Lab, Museum and Farmer’s discussion hall.
Feed and fodder storage facility.
Farm units

Dairy unit
Sheep unit
Goat unit
Swine unit

Poultry unit
Horse unit
Rabbit unit
Fodder unit

Equipments Facilities

Tractor, Farm Equipment and Implement, Machinery like chaff cutter etc.
Electric clipper
Castrator (for different species)
Branding set (Cold & Hot)
Cream separator
Butter churns
Psychrometer and Hair Hygrometer
A I equipment (different species)
Tattooing set tags
Shearing and clipping equipment
Incubator (Hatchery)
Battery Brooder
Maximum-Minimum Thermometer

Education

As per the MSVE 2016 regulations prescribed by VCI, the department is offering the under-graduate courses on Livestock Farm Practices – 0+2 Credit hours – III Professional year of B.V.Sc. & A.H. students. In this course, Students are being trained on familiarization of breeds, identification methods of animals, dentition and age determination, housing of animals, feeding practices, poultry farm and hatchery managemental practices and other routine health care management of farm animals.
Various units of Livestock Production Management (2+2)courses for the first professional year and Animal Nutrition (3+1) courses for the second Professional year are being handled by the faculty members of Livestock Farm Complex.

1. Livestock Production Management (2+2)- First Professional Year

UNIT-4 :Zoo animals production management
UNIT-5 : Animal Welfare
UNIT-6 : Poultry Production and Management
UNIT-7 : Diversified poultry production and hatchery management

2. Animal Nutrition (3+1) – Second Professional Year

UNIT-2 Applied Ruminant Nutrition-I
UNIT-3 Applied Ruminant Nutrition-II
UNIT-4 Applied Non-Ruminant Nutrition

Thrust areas of Research

Short-term goals

Evaluation of production and reproduction parameters of livestock and poultry
To impart hands on training to the under graduate students on Livestock Farm Practices

Long-term goals

Conservation of native animal genetic resources of Theni and adjoining districts.
Development of new varieties of livestock and poultry to suit local agroclimatic conditions

EXTENSION

Farm advisory services.
Skill development Trainings programs for rural youth, farmers, farm women on layer, broiler, sheep,goat and cattle farming.
Enlightening of farm activities to the farmers, school children during the exposure visit arranged by various line Departments viz., Agriculture, ATMA Scheme, NABARD and Non-Governmental Organizations.

Faculty

Dr.P.Kanagaraju, Associate Professor and Head
Dr. M.Arul Prakash, Assistant Professor
Dr. T.Chandrasekar, Assistant Professor
Dr. K.Sukandhiya, Assistant Professor
Dr. G.Thirumalaisamy,Assistant Professor

The Associate Professor and Head,
Livestock Farm Complex,
Veterinary College and Research Institute,Theni – 625 534
Phone: +91-4546-235401
E-mail: lfc-vcri-thn@tanuvas.org.in