A Center of Excellence will be established for dairy farms and training at a cost of Rs 44.12 crore in Himachal, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Fisheries and Animal Husbandry Minister Virender Kanwar said here on Friday.
The Minister said the dairy farms to be built under this center will have the facility of keeping 400 milch animals along with modern machines for these farms, adding that creation of the farms will add to the income of farmers and also help in improving the quality of livestock and milk. He said that with the help of modern technology, conception techniques in animals will be improved. It will also help in preventing diseases among animals.
Kanwar said that apart from breed improvement, farmers will also be provided training in modern dairy farming so that farmers will be able to take care and manage animals on scientific basis. "Training will also be imparted to veterinary officers and other employees to be deployed in these farms, so that they will be able to help farmers in animal husbandry. These center of excellence will provide new heights in field of animal husbandry in the state," he said.