Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences College, on Wednesday, introduced the names of the livestock farmers to be conferred Chief Minister Awards in the course of the upcoming Pashu Palan Mela, which will probably be held on March 21 and 22.
Within the buffalo class, Gurlal Singh from Kararwala village in Bathinda district will probably be awarded. (HT Photograph)
Within the buffalo class, Gurlal Singh from Kararwala village in Bathinda district will probably be awarded. He owns 60 buffaloes. Out of which 25 milking buffaloes are producing 235 liters of milk day by day. He sells milk on to shoppers and prepares paneer, khoya and ghee.
Within the area of goat farming, Baldev Singh Sandhu from Manuke Sandhu village in Ludhiana district will probably be awarded. After finishing his faculty schooling, he began goat farming in 2021. At present, he has 200 animals. He has ready his farm as a breeding farm. He has additionally shaped a ‘Beetle Breeders Club’.
Within the area of fish farming, the award will probably be shared by two farmers. The primary farmer, Amiteshwar Singh Gill, is from Moga district. A dentist by occupation, he has been doing fish farming for the final three years and the manufacturing capability of his fish farm is seven tons per yr.
The opposite farmer is Parminderjit Singh, from Kapurthala district. He has been doing fish farming enterprise with trendy methods for the final three years. He has mixed fishpond and pig farming with an built-in farming system. His fish farm is unfold over an space of 4 acres through which 10 tons of fish are being produced yearly.
Within the class of Pig farming additionally
The opposite two farmers may even share the award within the Pig farming class. The primary farmer is Harinderpal Singh from Fatehgarh Sahib district. He began this occupation in 2016. At current, he has a complete of 1200 animals together with 120 sows. For the final three years, 500-700 pigs are being offered yearly from his farm. The opposite farmer is Surinderpal Singh from Ferozepur district. He additionally began pig farming in 2016. Round 400 pigs are additionally offered yearly on his farm. He strictly follows scientific strategies and biosecurity guidelines for the well being care of the pigs.
Ravinder Singh Grewal, director of extension schooling mentioned that varsity is making all out efforts for the event of the livestock sector within the state by strengthening its extension programmers. The college organises competitions by assessing the extent and affect of adoption of those applied sciences in bettering the productiveness and profitability of various class livestock farming programs. In response the college obtained a number of functions. A committee of consultants together with deans and administrators visited the livestock farmers who participated within the competitions and evaluated the entire farming system. After the ultimate determination, the college introduced the names of winners in several classes.
Grewal knowledgeable that these awards carry plaque, scarf, and quotation together with money. Within the buffalo class, the money prize is ₹ 21,000, in Fish farming it’s ₹ 11,000, and for Pig and Goat farming it’s ₹ 5100 every.