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The Department of Poultry Science was established in the KNP College of Veterinary Science, Shirwal since 1993 with only one post of Assistant professor of Poultry Science. Veterinary Graduates constitute major technical manpower to poultry sector. Poultry science curriculum looking forward to cater the needs of teaching, research and extension activities for transformation and development of poultry industry.
In last 25 years the Department of Poultry Science has developed the infrastructural facility of the Poultry farm for teaching, research and extension activities. We have Broiler, Layer, Turkey units, Hatchery unit and semi-automatic mash feed mill plant for demonstration and research. We have a well equipped Turkey Farm Demonstration Unit and Turkey farming training centre for the farmers under Rashtriya Krirshi Vikas Yojana, Govt of Maharashtra. We have organized training to around 350 farmers on Turkey farming under RKVY and DBT schemes. We have also established a very good rapport with the poultry industry and This department has also completed 10 Agency sponsored research trials.
2 Sustainable Rural Livelihood Security for Women of Satara District of Maharashtra through Diversified Turkey Farming PI- Kadam A.S.
Silent Features- The Turkey farming is quite suitable for upliftment of small and marginal farmers. Turkey is reared in free range or semi intensive systems especially in rural areas for economic enhancement of landless labourers, marginal and small farmers. Free-range turkey rearing method requires low investment in facilities and equipments. The awareness of turkey farming was extended in 28 districts of Maharashtra state through the intensive training to more than 300 participants. Out of total participants 288 were male candidates and 19 female candidates. We have conducted 9 training programs under this project.
Achievements-Women from below poverty line (BPL), low income families and/ or member of self help group (SHG) were randomly selected as beneficiary of the project. The selected beneficiaries were trained in the rearing, production and marketing of birds. On completion of training the women beneficiaries were provided with unit of 25 Turkey poults of four weeks age. The feeding and watering equipments, health care kit (Mineral mixture, Vitamin supplement and growth promoters etc.) along with 50% feed (9 kg) for remaining 5 to 16 weeks were also provided to the women beneficiaries. However the farmer had to invest on the shelter of semi-intensive type and 50% feed cost of 5 to 16 weeks rearing period. Shelter was erected by using local resources available with farmers in minimum capital expenditure. A total number of 155 women beneficiaries were selected out of which 40 were trained at training center of the college and 11 beneficiaries were supplied with the 25 turkey poults and other inputs. Eleven trained women beneficiaries were supplied with inputs like 25 turkey poults and one month feed for turkey poults. The women beneficiaries reared turkey birds in the backyard by provision with small shelter made with available local resources with minimum investment for next four months. There was 63 percent livability of bird at field condition, which reflects that sustainability of the turkey bird for the managemental and environmental condition is better. As the women fed the birds mostly on mostly kitchen waste, wasted grains and scavenging the total expenses on feed was very less i.e. Rs. 330/- per batch. Average sale weight per bird was 1.94 kg and average receipts per women beneficiary per batch was Rs. 3103.78 including net profit of Rs. 2773.78. It is cleared that there is 18.49 percent rise in income of the women beneficiaries who belongs to BPL families.
1 HOD Chamber/Professor 100 sq. ft.
2 ParticularsOffice for each teaching staff 200 sq. ft.
3 Office of Department 100 sq. ft.
4 Hatchery Unit 250 sq. ft.
The Department of Poultry Science caters the needs of poultry teaching, research and extension. We offer training to the farmers on Poultry Farming. The awareness about the scientific poultry farming is given to farmers through Marathi articles in the popular magazines and news papers. We provide free consultancy services to the farmers about the management of layers, broilers, turkey, quail as well feed formulations and farm visits to solve the poultry farmers needs in poultry management.
1. Exploitation of diversified turkey as a tool for poverty alleviation through scientific turkey training and demonstration.
3. To conduct poultry industry need based research in the field of poultry nutrition.
Qualification: B. V. Sc. & A. H,, M. V. Sc., Ph. D., FIPSA.
M. V. Sc. Ph. D. in Poultry Science with First Class with Distinction from Bombay Veterinary College, Mumbai, India.
Completed 12 various advance courses and trainings on Poultry Science.
Member of Academic Council of MAFSU since 2002.
Member of Faculty of MAFSU since 2002.
Chairman, Board of Studies in Poultry Science since 2000.
Academic Cell Incharge, Bombay Veterinary College from 2006- 2010.
Research Coordinator, Bombay Veterinary College from 2000-2006.
Vice- President of Indian Poultry Science Association from 2007-2013.
Received Ayurvet Award 2011 for the research article entitled ‘Studies in the production of Omega 3 enriched chicken meat: II’ published in the Indian Journal of Poultry Science.
Received the Scroll of Honour 2005 for sincere and meritorious services by Dean,Bombay Veterinary College.
Received the Scroll of Honour 2005 as Best Teacher by Dean, Bombay Veterinary College.
Received the Scroll of Honour 2004 for sincere and meritorious services by Dean,Bombay Veterinary College.
Received the Best Scientist Award 2002-03 at Poultry Research Information and Scientist Meet, PRISM at Pune.
Awarded Bombay Veterinary College Diamond Jubilee Commemoration Prize for the year 1986-87 for having stood first by securing the highest G.P.A. of (4.00/4.00) at Sr. M.V.Sc. class of M.V.Sc. Degree Examination.
Awarded Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Research Award for the Best Field Oriented Research Work at M.V.Sc. Level for the year 1986.
International Research Collaboration with Novus International Inc., St. Louis, Missouri, USA – Undertaking the research projects on organic trace minerals in poultry since 2007. Three post graduate students visited USA for internship during this program and have completed their research in this project.
Guided 56 M. V. Sc. students in Poultry Science - The department of Poultry Science regularly carries our field based research in nutrition and managemental aspects for increasing the profits for farmers by reducing the cost of production. Blind trials are also conducted prior to the launch of new product in the Poultry Industry.
Co-Guide for 42 M.V.Sc. and 4 Ph. D. students of other disciplines like Animal Nutrition, Pharmacology, Pathology, Anatomy, etc.
Presently guiding 1 M.V.Sc. and 2 Ph. D. students.
Short term trainings on poultry farming & quail farming – are regularly conducted for new entrepreneurs in local language. Till date 54 programs have been conducted and more than 1700 people have been trained. Many of them have started their own poultry farm or engaged in poultry industry.
Advisor & Coordinator for the program of Establishing Rural Poultry Units in the Adopted Villages by the H. E. Governor of Maharashtra since 2016.
Member of Research Advisory Council (RAC) and QRT for Central Avian Research Institute (CARI), Izatnagar and Project Directorate on Poultry (PDP),Hyderabad.
Member of the committee for establishment of Poultry Development Board of Maharashtra.
Member of the committee for forming National Poultry Feed Quality Standards.
Member of the committee for deciding National Poultry Policy.
Expert for setting question papers for ARS / NET examinations.
Expert for setting question papers for IVRI, CARI and other Agriculture and Veterinary Universities in India.
Expert on Maharashtra Public Service Commission (MPSC), Board for Govt. of Maharashtra for conducting interviews for Livestock Development Officers & Expert for setting the syllabus for Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry.
Vice- President, Indian Poultry Science Association since 2007.
Member of the Editorial Board of the Livestock & Feed Trends since 2002.
Editor of the “Journal of Bombay Veterinary College”.
Editor of “Vetline” – News Bulletin of Bombay Veterinary College from 2004 – 2007. In the tenure as editor, five journals of Bombay Veterinary College were published along with a regular publication of a monthly news bulletin Vet-line.
Agrowon articles: A series of over 80 articles were published in the Marathi newspaper Agrowon for farmers on a weekly basis on various aspects and current scenario of Poultry Industry.
Chairman Organizing Committee 23rd Annual Convention of Indian Society forVeterinary Immunology and Biotechnology (VIBCON-2017) & National Symposium- 2017 at Shirwal (Maharashtra).
Organizing Secretary for 26 th Annual Conference & National Symposium of IPSA, IPSACON -2009 at Mumbai.
Poultry Training for Iraqi Professors in 2008 at Mumbai.
Convener, Students Program during international exhibitions ILDEX 2006, IAI 2007 and ILDEX 2008 at New Delhi.
Poultry Industry & Scientists Meets – Yearly event in Bombay Veterinary College.
Food Safety & Poultry Meat Inspection Workshop in association with US Grain Council in 2005 at Mumbai.
Member of Organizing committee of XIII Annual Conference & National Symposium of IPSA, IPSACON -1990 at Mumbai.
Chairman of the special committee of MAFSU for Bird Flu Awareness Program.
Organized symposia on Avian Influenza by Bombay Veterinary College & MAFSU in 2006.
Organized Chicken Eating Rally by Bombay Veterinary College & MAFSU in 2006.
Technical Inputs as an expert to Brihanmumbai & Thane Municipal Corporations & State Govt. of Maharashtra.
Consultation to farmers, traders & consumers for control.
Participation in chicken eating rallies, seminars and symposia on Bird Flu.
Lectures, presentations, radio, television & press interviews and article as an expert.
Addressing Press Conferences as an Expert.
Invited Panelist for a panel discussion on ‘Emerging biosecurity challenges for the poultry industry - an action agenda for prevention’ held at National conference on‘Challenges for the Indian poultry sector - Post Avian Influenza’ on 8 th November 2006 at New Delhi.
1 Comparative efficacy of supplementation of natural, herbal and synthetic vitamin C on the immune response of broiler chicken during summer stress 2010. Asian J. Poult. Sci. 3: 57-62 Kadam A.S., Lonkar V.D, Patodkar V.R., Kolangat S.M. and Bhosale T.A.
2 Influence of herbal early chick nutritional supplement on the growth performance, serum biochemicals and immune response of broiler chicken. 2009. International J. Poult. Sci.8 (4): 349-354 Kadam A.S., Nikam M.G., V.R. Patodkar, Muglikar D.M., Lonkar V.D., Yadav G.B., Maini S., Ravikanth K and Meshram M.D.
4 Peotomy in white Pekin drake. 2009. Indian Vet. J. 86(2): 198-199 Lonkar V.D. and Balusami C.
5 Effect of garlic powder and neem seed cake supplementation on processing yields and losses, meat protein content and weight of bursa of fabricious of broiler chicken.. 2008. Indian J. Poult. Sci. 43(1): 88-92. Lonkar V.D., Jalaludeen A and Viswanath A.
7 Effect of dietary neem and garlic on certain blood biochemicals in broiler chicken. 2007. Anim. Sci. Reporter. 1(1):3-7. Sreekumar K.P., Preethymol J., Lonkar V.D., Sumi C.P., Asha A.
The Department of Poultry Science offers non-credit course “Entrepreneurial training program on Broiler and layer Production” for B. V. Sc. & A. H. This course is offered in third year. Students have to execute poultry business activity along with the other regular courses of B. V. Sc. & A. H during third year. Each batch of the students registered initially have to submit the detailed plan of the broiler rearing activity along with the specific name given to the enterprise. After the submission of the detailed plan of the activity as per the budgetary demand of the particular batch, the budgetary sanctions will have to obtain from the Associate Dean, KNP College of Veterinary Science Shirwal. After the sanction obtained from the associate Dean Office, the required inputs will be made available to the batch of students registered for the course. Meanwhile the students have to prepared the broiler shed (Cleaning, washing and disinfection) and equipments (Cleaning and washing). After preparation of the shed and equipments the students have to follow the rearing activities like brooding, feeding, watering of birds up to the end of the liquidation. During the rearing activities students have to maintain the different performance records. Finally students have to compile the report and present in front of committee formed by the Associate Dean of the institute. The department of poultry science has offered this non credit course to total 59 students from year 2011 to 2015. The details are as follows.
5 Litter management –materials, litter as fertilizer, fuel and feeding. Summer management. Stress management, management of vices.
9 Common feed ingredients and their nutrient composition, feed additives, anti-nutritional factors.
13 Hatchery Management-Incubation, Grading, Sexing, Dispatch of chicks..
4 Handling of eggs prior and during incubation, candling, fumigation and incubation requirements.
8 Feed Mill Equipment’s, working and feed mill operations, maintenance. Pelleting machine, hammer mill and mixer-Types.
9 Raw Material, their quality evaluation.
10 Feed Formulation-Feed preparation, Premix preparation.
12 Special Management Practices-Debeaking Dubbing, Detoeing.
13 Medication-Methods of administration, dose calculations.
14 Vaccination-Types, Routes, Methods, Care.
3 Enhancing digestion, techniques, evaluation.
4 Enhancing productivity, Concept of designer or diet eggs and meat.
Shri Breznav Gulabrao Dhamal, Age 37 years, A/P Bawada, Tal. Khandala, Dist Satara Mobile No. 9665773744, after completing M.S.W. degree at age of 30 worked with very low renuemeration through social trust. The said reneumeration was not enough to bear the family responsibilities. While doing farming in draught situations, he was always in search of farm enterprise which supplementary and complementary with agriculture. He got benefited through “Turkey Farming Training”organized under RKVY project by Department of Poultry Science, Krantisinh Nana Patil College of Veterinary Science, Shirwal. Under this project, Shri Breznav Gulabrao Dhamal attended three days training during period from 17.02.12 to 19.02.12. After that, one day old 15 turkey chicks were given to Shri Dhamal through college on his demand. Initially for one month Shri Dhamal used available hut at his farm for brooding of the chicks. Because of unavailability of electricity he used coal for brooding of chicks. For next one month he raised the birds by using chainlink of size 10’ x 10’ x 5’. During this period he used poultry feed for feeding of birds. After two months the birds were allowed to move freely in backyard and in near by open space. During this period the birds used to feed on available green grasses and insects in farm and on waste grains of farm. This resulted in to less commercial feed requirement. With initial capital of Rs. 4200/-, Shri Dhamal started rearing of turkey along with Rs 3100/- as the cost of rearing of 15 birds. At last he received Rs. 6300/- through sale of these birds. With this previous experience Shri Dhamal brought 55 turkey poults and started increasing turkey farming as supplementary business. This time he got technical guidance for Veterinary College, Shirwal for use of electricity for brooding of chicks. In addition to this he cultivated and used Lucerne green grass in feeding of birds for minimizing the cost of feeding. The birds raised by the above method and turkey eggs were sold to the near by farmers. this resulted in to the propagation of turkey farming. Shri Dhamal received a total of Rs. 51525/- through sale of birds and eggs. Out of this Rs. 39525 is the net profit after subtraction of amount of expenditure i.e. Rs. 12000/-. For getting this additional profit, shri Dhamal spent very less time after completing the family responsibilities and other agricultural work. As per his experience, he never faced any problem for sale of birds and their eggs, but day by day there is increase in demand of same from the farmers. Accordingly as per the opinion of Shri Dhamal, with less investment and less time after rearing turkey birds for six months on an average he received Rs. 450/- per bird as a net profit. He added that turkey farming supports economically to the farmers in draught prone areas and it is a supplementary and complentary enterprise for agriculture. Presently with the increasing demand for turkey birds and with the investment of gained profit and experience, shri Dhamal started expanding the turkey enterprise.

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