A seminar on “Changing roles of veterinarian in public health” was held at the Odisha Veterinary Council hall at Sahidnagar jointly by the Odisha livestock Development Society (OlDS) and the Odisha Veterinary Council (OVC). The Seminar was attended by more than 100 retired veterinarians.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Animal Resources Development Debi Prasad Mishra emphasised on increasing the livelihood income of farmers through livestock development programmes such as proper breeding procedure, timely vaccination against diseases and low-cost nutritive food. He gave details of information about the steps undertaken by the State Government for development of agriculture and animal husbandry through different schemes. He explained about the new Agriculture Policy of the State as well as the special Agriculture Budget of the State for the benefit of the marginal farmers. He also explained about inclusion of animal resource and fishery development in the new policy to boost income generation and achieve poverty reduction.
The meeting was presided over by OVC and OlDS president Prof SK Ray, PowerPoint Presentations were made by Prof SK Panda, Prof N Sahoo, Dr Jyotshna Sabat, Dr Balaram Sahu and Dr RK Das. Earlier, Dr Balaram Sahu had delivered a welcome address while the meeting concluded with a vote of thanks by OlDS secretary Dr RK Mohanty.