School Students visit at Vet. Varsity

Ludhiana-27- july-2011



To provide Practical Knowledge and experience to children for the life related livestock activities is must for their overall development. These views were expressed by Dr. Kulbir Singh Sandhu Director of Ext. Edu. when a group of students of Sacred Heart Convent Senior Secondary School, Sarabha Nagar visited the Guru Angad Dev Veterinary And Animal Sciences University. About 275 students of ninth standard of this School interacted while their visit to different farms of university. The urbanite background students showed keen interest in the daily functioning of the farms.

Students were explained the system of milk, egg & fish production during practical demonstrations at Dairy, Poultry & Fisheries units. At college of Fisheries activities about netting of fish, feeding, breeding related demonstrations and culture of ornamental fishes were explained. Teacher incharge of the School Madam Kusum Sharma told that animal Husbandry is a chapter of their curriculum and practical hand on information is very useful for their studies. Dr. Kulbir Singh Sandhu, Dr. M. S. Ball, Dr. Meera Ansal and Dr. Puneet Malhotra narrated them all the different activities in details of farm operations. Whereas students watched the complete cycle from the chaff-cutter of fodder to the machine milking they also witnessed the Bio Gas plant of university who is producing environment friendly electricity with a daily saving of Rs. 1000/-. / Dr. Kulbir Singh Sandhu said that these types of visits inculcate feeling of affection and care towards the animals. Students may also develop the taste of Veterinary & animal husbandry related professions from these inputs.


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