Conference on \'Sustainable Agriculture for Food and Livelihood Security’

Ludhiana-30 – Nov ,2012



Animal husbandry being an integral component of agriculture economy a special session was organised with the theme on Advances in Veterinary and Animal Sciences for Sustainable Livestock Development in the International Conference on \'Sustainable Agriculture for Food and Livelihood Security' by Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. The session was chaired by Dr V K Taneja, Vice-Chancellor, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary & Animal Sciences University and co-chaired by Dr A S Nanda, Animal Husbandry Commissioner, Government of India, New Delhi.

Eminent Key Speakers including Dr C S Prasad, Director, National institute of animal nutrition and physiology (NIANP), Bangaluru; Dr R Venkantaraman, Joint Director, Indian veterinary research institute (IVRI), Bangaluru; Dr D Swarup Director, Central Institute for Research on goats (CIRG) Makhdoom and Dr Baljit Gill Associate Dean, University of Saskatchewan, Canada discussed the Advances in Veterinary and Animal Sciences for sustainable livestock development. Speakers laid emphasis on the impact of climate change and animal health challenges on livestock production and productivity, concept of one health which integrates various aspects of animal, human and environmental health, disease diagnosis, prevention and control strategies. Considering world as a global village, appropriate sustainable livestock management practices are required to be introduced for benefits of livestock keepers in the situation of changing socio-economic conditions and increasingly variable climates which is leading to mergence and emergence of infectious and non-infectious diseases. They emphasised that there is need to develop a cohesive livestock health delivery system to provide better healthcare and control inimical impact of infectious diseases. Dr V K Taneja Vice Chancellor, GADVASU stressed the need for all India network program on mastitis keeping in view the high economic losses due to mastitis. They called for increased collaboration among agricultural, animal and human health specialists to tackle the emerging and re-emerging diseases affecting plants, animals and human beings in an integrated and holistic manner.


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