Department of Livestock Farm Complex

1. The Department is having all livestock and poultry units with well-equipped smart class room and museum for self-learning of students. The Department of LFC is having 6 sanctioned posts of Assistant Professors and One Associate and One Professor and Head. Also, it is having 2 sanctioned posts of field assistants. Presently, the department is headed by Dr. Prashant G Waghmare, Associate Professor and Head with two Assistant Professors, Dr. C. Kotresh Prasad (LPM) and Dr. Vidyasagar (Poultry Science).

   Ongoing projects in the department: 

   Project title	Outlay (Lakhs)	Year	Funding agency	PI	Co-PI’s
   Conservation of Kenguri Sheep through selective breeding in Yadgir district of Karnataka	43.00	2023-2025	Niti Ayog, GoI	Dr.C.Kotresh Prasad	Dr. Channappagouda Biradar, Dr. Venkanagouda D Dr. Shesharao Rathod Dr. ShivashankarDr. B. V. Shivaprakash
   Utilization of millet fodders for enhancement of productivity in livestock	8.00	2023-2025	ICAR -IIMR	Dr. C. Kotresh Prasad	Dr. Shrikant Kulkarni Dr. Channappagouda Biradar Dr. Basavaraj Inmadar Dr. Giridhar K.S. Dr. Kiran M.
   Establishment of STI hub in Badgal village of Bidar district	50.00	2024-2027	DST, GoI	Dr. C. Kotresh Prasad	Dr. Kiran M. Dr. Shrikant Kulkarni Dr. Venkanagouda D Dr. Channappagouda Biradar
   Establishing millet based functional milk products processing unit	8.00	2023-2025	ICAR – IIMR	Dr. Kiran M	Dr. C. Kotresh Prasad Dr. Shrikant Kulkarni
   Network Project on characterization / conservation of indigenous breeds	10.00	2023- Cont.	ICAR – NBAGR	Dr. Basavaraj Inamdar	Dr. C. Kotresh Prasad Dr. N. Anandkumar Dr. Yathish H.M. Dr, Manjunath L.
   AICRP on Bidri goats	10.00	2023- Cont.	KVAFSU & ICAR	Dr. N. Anandkumar	Dr. C. Kotresh Prasad Dr. Venknagaouda D. Dr. Giridhar K.S. Dr. Channappagouda Biradar
   Evaluation of PHYTOBACTY a herbal antibiotic growth promoter (Turmeric Oil, Tulsi, Clove and Garlic) and PHYTOMERIA a herbal coccidiostat(Yucca, Garlic, Turmeric and Neem) as replacement of antibiotic growth promoters and chemical coccidiostats in commercial broiler chicken	3.60	2024-2025	PoulPro solutions	Dr. Shrikant Kulkarni	Dr. C. Kotresh Prasad Dr. Vidyasagar Dr. Kiran M. Dr. Suresh Devatkal
   Popularization of Sorghum fodder varieties and silage for enhancement of productivity in livestock	12.00	2024-2025	ICAR-IIMR (Global CoE-TSP)	Dr. C Kotresh Prasad	D-

   The facilities available at LFC  

   1. Cattle and Buffalo unit:
   The cattle and buffalo unit is having 4 sheds of 60 animal capacity. The unit is also having fodder storage facility for dry fodder. The Deoni, Deoni-HF cross-bred animals and Dharwari buffaloes are maintained.

   

   

   

   2. Sheep and Goat unit:
   The unit is having two separate housing systems for Sheep and goats. The slatted floored elevated housing with a capacity for 50 sheep with open area and cement floored housing system with open area is available for 25 goats is available. The Osmanabadi, Sirohi, Barbari and Bidri goats and Kenguri sheep breed is maintained.

   3. Poultry unit
   The poultry unit is having breeder house for Giriraja birds and it’s having well equipped hatchery unit with a capacity of 15000 eggs. The unit is having separate experimental shed which can accommodate 5000 birds. The unit is having 14 varieties of different birds including Gunea fowl, Turkey, Quails, Geese, Ducks (Khaki Campbell & White Pekin), Aseel, Giriraja, Swarnadhara, Reaja-2, Kakkera, Kadaknath, Broilers and Bovans layers.

   4. Poultry unit
   The institute is having CCSEA permission for conducting experimentation on animals. The lab animal house is having facilities to house rats, mice, guinea pigs and rabbits. Six breeds of rabbits Viz. California white, Soviet Chinchilla, Grey Giant, Newzealnad white, Flemish Giant, PVNTR Veterinary university variety.

   5. Fodder unit
   A fodder museum with 20 varieties of fodder crops is there for the demonstration of farmers and students. Major crops grown for fodder purpose are Super Napier, Australian red Napier, COFS-31, Hedge lucerne, Multicut Sorghum and Sesbania. The fields are irrigated with different technologies viz. rain pipe irrigation system, sprinkler irrigation system and flood irrigation system to demonstrate to the students.

   

   

   

   

   Rates of different farm produce from Livestock Farm Complex w.e.f. 09.07.2024  

   Sl. No.	Produce	Rate (Rs.)
   1.	Cow milk	40.00/ Ltr.
   2.	Buffalo milk	50.00/ Ltr.
   3.	Vermicompost	10.00/ Ltr.
   4.	Fresh cow dung	3000.00/ Tractor
   5.	Sheep/ goat manure	3000.00/ Tractor
   6.	Fodder cuttings/ rootslips	1.00/ piece
   7.	Fodder (Green)	5.00/ Kg
   8.	Sheep and Goat (On live weight basis)	300.00/ Kg LW