VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE, TIRUNELVELI

DEPARTMENT OF INSTRUCTIONAL LIVESTOCK FARM COMPLEX

The department of Instructional Livestock Farm Complex (ILFC) established on 15.05.2012 as per the guidelines of Veterinary Council of India, has the mandate to train B.V.Sc., & A.H. students in the Livestock and Poultry farm activities. Hence, the Instructional Farm Complex is maintaining different species and breeds of livestock and poultry for teaching / training and research purpose. The ILFC caters the need of researchers for conducting On Farm Research (OFR) and demonstration for students, trainees, etc. The Fodder unit functioning at ILFC serves as a model farm produce green fodder for farm animals and supplies fodder seeds and slips for the farming community.

Objectives

To train undergraduate B.V.S.c, & A.H students on Livestock Farm Practices
To take up area specific research projects in Livestock and Poultry
To establish and supply of various germplasm of Livestock and Poultry
To establish and supply of fodder seeds/slips to the farming community

Infrastructure

Main office building with training hall and laboratory
Feed storage room
Three animal sheds to accommodate the following animals

Livestock Farm strength

SI.No	Name of the Units	Breeds	Stock position	Total stock position
1	Dairy cattle	Dairy cattle	102	131
1	Dairy cattle	Sahiwal	29	131
2	Sheep	Vembur	67	461
		Kilakarsal	389
		Chevvadu	3
		Ramnad White	2
3	Goat	Jamunapari	15	205
		Kanni adu	188
		Kodi adu	2
4	Poultry	Giriraja	333	1009
4	Poultry	Vanaraja	676	1009
5	Horse	English Thorough Bred	2	2
6	Piggery	Large White Yorkshire	46	46

Vembur sheep unit

Kilakarsal sheep unit

Jamunapari goat unit

Horse stable

Dairy unit

Piggery unit

Poultry Hatchery

S.No.	Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hours	Remarks (Credit / Non-Credit Course/ Study circle, etc.)
1	LFP 211	Livestock Farm Practices	0+1	Non credit
2	LFP 221	Livestock Farm Practices	0+1	Non credit
3	LPM 121	Fodder production and grassland management	1+1	Credit
4		Alternate Animal Use Study Circle		Study circle
5		Equine study circle		Study circle
6		Goat Production		Entrepreneurial Training Programme
7		Sheep production		Entrepreneurial Training Programme
8		Pig production		Entrepreneurial Training Programme
9		Dairy production		Entrepreneurial Training Programme

On-going research projects

Establishment of Poultry Hatchery for supplying indigenous / improved germ plasm to small scale rural poultry farming (Part II scheme)
Production and Supply of Mushroom Spawn to the Entrepreneurs of Southern Districts of Tamil Nadu (Revolving fund scheme)

Completed Research project

In situ conservation of Kilakarsal Sheep breed under Net work Project (NWP) on Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR)"
State Fodder Development scheme 2011 – 12 "Setting up fodder seed production unit in Government / University farms" – TANUVAS SRRC, Tirunelveli
TRCF project on "Characterization of Rajapalayam and Kanni breed of Hound dogs in Tamilnadu
Popularization of TANUVAS Mineral Mixture among the dairy farmers of Tirunelveli District

Achievements (2014 - 2015)

Livestock Production cum Critical Inputs distribution to Tribal sub population of Tirunelveli

Species	Breed	No
Sheep	Vembur	62
	Kilakarsal	68
	Chevvadu	2
	Ramnad white	2
Goat	Jamunapari	13
	Kanni	1
	Kodi	2

Green fodder produced utilized for farm animals

S. No.	Fodder	Quantity produced (in Kg)
1	Co-4 grass	25964
2	Guinea grass	11671
3	Co FS 29	17875
4	Agathi	304
5	Neem	1795
6	Subabul	4451
7	Desmanthus Azolla Sunhemp	18976
8	Azolla	50
9	Sunhemp	388

CN grass (Co 4)

Co (FS) 29

Desmanthus

Guinea grass

Extension

Livestock week celebration 2015

As part of Livestock week celebration - 2015 an anti Rabies vaccination campaign for the indigenous hound dogs of Tamil Nadu was conducted at Mullikulam Village of Tirunelveli District on 18.01.2015