DIMAPUR ICAR-NRC on Mithun, Medziphema, conducted a five-day hands-on training on mithun husbandry practices for veterinary field assistant (VFA) trainees from the Veterinary Field Assistant Training Institute, Medziphema, from May 22 to the 26th. An update from ICAR-NRC on Mithun stated that the programme was organised as a part of the capacity-building programme with an objectives to educate and to create awareness. It was also aimed at enhancing the knowledge and skill about mithun husbandry practices in order to benefit the whole mithun farming community. It stated that the programme covered both practical and theory, while the scientists delivered lectures on various topics like care and management of different category of mithun, selection, breeding feeding and fodder resources management for mithun, health and reproductive management etc. During practical class, the students witnessed routine farm activities, animal handling, identification of animals, collection of sample and
A five-day hands-on training on Mithun Husbandry Practices for Veterinary Field Assistant (VFA) trainees from Veterinary Field Assistant Training Institute, Medziphema organised by Indian Council of Agricultural Research- National Research Centre (ICAR-NRC) on Mithun under the Institute Tribal Sub-Plan culminated Friday.
Dimapur, Aug. 5 (EMN): State Agricultural Management and Extension Training Institute (SAMETI), Medziphema, organised a two-day training programme on “Livestock management and disease control” for ATMA functionaries on August 4 and 5. An update from SAMETI state that the participants were taught on livestock management and disease control in piggery, management and disease control in rabbit rearing, and livestock management and disease control in mithun. Resource persons of the training were Dr. Yhuntinlo Kent, farm manager of VFATI, Medziphema; Dr. Ebibeni Ngullie, SMS (Animal Science) at ICAR Research Complex for NEH, Nagaland Centre, Medziphema; and Dr. Kobu Khate, chief technical officer at NRC on Mithun, Medziphema. During the visit to mithun farm, the resource person has briefed on the benefits and potential of rearing mithun. It mentioned that mithun rearing is not only for meat purpose but also for milk, which has got high nutrition as compared to other domestic animal. Som