ICAR-CCARI, Goa conducted a capacity building programme on scientific Management of poultry at Thrissur, Kerala

 ICAR-CCARI held one-day training on 'Scientific management of poultry' on during 21-22 February 2024 under the Scheduled Caste Sub Plan (SCSP), Govt. of India, in collaboration with ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Thrissur, and Kerala. A total of 15 women farmers participated in the programme. Dr. Mary Regina, Programme Co-ordinator, KVK-Thrissur, inaugurated the training programme and urged the farm women to practise scientific poultry farming. Dr. Udharwar Sanjaykumar Vithalrao, SMS (Animal Science), delivered a lecture on scientific feed management in poultry and interacted with the participants to understand the field level challenges. Dr. Ambily John, SMS (Animal Science), delivered on scientific grower and layer management, cage management, disease management, and marketing of eggs and meat. The participants were also given one-month-old BV-380-layer type birds, poultry feed, fully equipped cage with drinking water nozzle, feeding troughs, and egg collection chambers. A 'field visit was organised to monitor the farm activities of the farmer participants. The programme was coordinated by Dr. Udharwar Sanjaykumar Vithalrao, Subject Matter Specialist (Animal Science) and Co-Nodal Officer of the SCSP.