This Department is established in the year 1995, after revitalizing the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science of Faculty of Agriculture, University of Kalyani, primarily to cater the teaching, research and extension in Animal Husbandry in this university. Presently this is a full-fledged department under the Faculty of Agriculture of this university, and it is located in the Agriculture Faculty Building at Mohanpur, Dist. Nadia, West Bengal. This Department is maintaining an Instructional Livestock Farm for catering practical classes, research and demonstration purposes. It also maintains two laboratories for the students. Researches on broiler rabbit, Black Bengal goat, Garole sheep and broiler chicken production are the assets of this Department. The Department is also interested in physical characterization, ethno-veterinary health care and livestock ethological studies.
Vision
Be recognized as an important contributor in education, research and extension on livestock production and management.
Mission
Our mission is to gather and communicate knowledge about livestock and their products, including their role and impact on society and the environment. To educate, research, and disseminate many aspects of animal agriculture to improve the well being of the nation.
Courses Offered
After re-orientation of ICAR syllabus for B Sc (Ag) Hons. Course & Curricula, this Department is offering the following undergraduate courses.
| Course | In Take Capacity |
|---|---|
| ASC-161: Livestock & Poultry Management (2+1) - compulsory for B. Sc. (Ag) Hons (New Syllabus) | |
| Ph.D.: The Department offers doctoral programme including requisite higher level course works and researches leading to Ph.D. (Animal Science). |
Infrastructure / Facilities
| Laboratories & Space | No. of Laboratory / Room | Available Space (Sq. ft) |
|---|---|---|
| UG & Ph. D. Laboratories | 2 | 1500 (approx.) |
| Field Laboratories (accessible to Ph.D. students) | 2 | 800 (approx.) |
| Space for Classes, Teachers, Office & Store | 4 | 2400 (approx.) |
| Livestock Instructional Farm with grazing field | 14 units (includes cattle sheds, duck & poultry houses, rooms for practical classes, office etc. | 3000 (with land 1 acre) |
Important equipments accessible to students
| Auto Analyser | 01 |
| Colorimeter | 01 |
| Ultra Sonogram | 01 |
| Poultry Incubator | 01 |
| Hot-Air Oven | 01 |
| Deep Freezer | 01 |
| Refrigerator | 02 |
| Other Instruments | Various small equipments relating to LPM course and research works on Animal Science |