Animal Husbandry Academy Set up in Bengaluru to Provide Veterinary Training & Education

CEAH-Bengaluru, a consortium of five organizations established under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, is spread over 642 acres and consists of the Central Poultry Development Organization and Training Institute, Central Frozen Semen Production and Training Institute (CFSPTI) and Central Cattle Breeding Farm (CCBF), Animal Quarantine and Certification Services, and Regional Fodder Station.

According to Mahesh PS, Joint Commissioner and Director, CEAH-Bengaluru, the main goal of CEAH is to enhance capacity building for training in domain expertise for animal husbandry officers and entrepreneurs across the country and around the world.

According to Mahesh, the animal husbandry academy will focus on training vets on the current concerns in technology, soft skills, IoT, AI, ML, and other techno-commercial factors.

CEAH will also serve as a focal point for the capacity building commission and will establish farmer demonstration units with viable business models for field adoption.

"We hope to train about 2,000 professionals per year, including veterinarians and entrepreneurs," Mahesh said. CEAH Bengaluru strives to be a cutting-edge single facility with cutting-edge technology and infrastructure in the animal husbandry sector.

It has poultry automation units, contemporary dairy sheds, an international animal quarantine facility, and the country's largest fodder seed production operation, which uses cutting-edge irrigation technology.

The Indian animal husbandry sector is valued at 15 lakh crore, with dairy accounting for 7-8 lakh crore, small ruminants accounting for 3-4 lakh crores, and poultry accounting for 1.8 lakh crores.