The 17th Convocation of the National Academy of Veterinary Science (NAVS) was conducted jointly by the Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) and the NAVS in the OUAG campus here on Wednesday.
University Vice-Chancellor Prof Surendranath Pasupalak presided over the function. Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) DG Dr Trilochan Mohapatra gracing as chief guest inaugurated the workshop titled “Role of livestock and poultry in food security” and College of veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry Dean Dr Prabhat Kumar Roul delivered the welcome address. NVAS General Secretary Dr SK Gupta, Major General Srikant, NAVS president Lt Gen Dr Narayan Mohanty, former OUAT VC K Pradhan, and Agriculture Scientist Recruitment Board, New Delhi Chairman Dr AK Srivastav delivered their scientific thoughts.
Thanking the NAVS for conducting the convocation in Odisha this year, Mohapatra advised the gathering to think over control of Zoonotic diseases that are transmitted from animal/birds to human being.
VC Pashupalak addressed the gathering about effect of environmental change on loss of production and related diseases with an one health approach to avoid such disasters. Veterinary scientists should discuss and find out a strategy to solve these emerging problems. He also released different books written by scientists and awarded successful scientists in this context.
Scientists from different universities of India, colleges, ICAR, France and the USA took part in this workshop and discussed about different technologies appropriate to mitigate the emerging problem, All Deans, directors, heads of Departments, professors of OUAT and more than three hundred students of Veterinary college were present in the meeting.
The programme came to an end with a vote of thanks proposed by organising secretary Dr N Sahoo.