Sri Vijaya Puram, January 13, 2026
Around 200 college students of Government Senior Secondary School (GSSS), Garacharma undertook an academic publicity go to to the Dairy Training-Cum-Demonstration Farm (DTCDF) and the Government Central Hatchery, LFC, Dollygunj on January 7, 2026. The go to was facilitated by the Department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services with the target of offering sensible publicity to scientific livestock and poultry administration.
During the go to, the scholars had been divided into teams and brought on guided excursions of varied items, together with the cattle farm, goat unit, piggery part, fodder part and the state-of-the-art hatchery facility. The college students noticed fashionable livestock administration practices reminiscent of animal housing programs, breeding strategies, feeding regimes, well being administration protocols, and the entire strategy of egg incubation, hatching and chick rearing.
Veterinary officers and technical workers briefed the scholars on key points of scientific livestock and poultry farming. The periods coated subjects reminiscent of balanced ration formulation, clear milk manufacturing methods, breed enchancment via synthetic insemination, common vaccination and deworming schedules, bio-security measures, waste utilisation via composting, incubator operations, temperature and humidity management, and the function of hatcheries in supplying high quality chicks and ducklings to farmers throughout the islands.
The college students confirmed eager curiosity and curiosity, actively interacting with the officers and elevating questions associated to animal diet, illness prevention, hatchability enchancment and profession alternatives in veterinary science and animal husbandry. Many college students had been notably fascinated by the automated incubation programs and the sight of newly hatched chicks.
Accompanying lecturers appreciated the Department for organizing such hands-on studying experiences, stating that they successfully complement classroom training and assist generate curiosity in agriculture and allied sectors amongst college students.
Officials of the Department of Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Services said that such publicity visits play a significant function in creating consciousness among the many youthful technology about sustainable and scientific livestock rearing practices appropriate for island circumstances, whereas additionally encouraging them to discover profession choices in animal husbandry and veterinary sciences. The Department knowledgeable that extra colleges are scheduled to go to the DTCDF, Dollygunj and the Central Hatchery within the coming months as a part of its ongoing instructional outreach programme.
