Executive Committee of IPSA

Organizing Committee of IPSACON 2012

President:Dr R. Prabakaran, VC, TANUVAS

Vice Presidents:Dr. A.Jalaludeen, Dr. A.B. Mandal, Dr. A.S. Ranade and Dr. D. Narahari

General Secretary:Dr. V.K. Saxena

Treasurer:Dr S.K. Bhanja

Chief Patron:Dr. S. Ayyappan, Secretary, DARE & DG, ICAR

Patrons :Prof. K.M.L. Pathak, DDG (AS), ICAR

Dr. V. Prabhakar Rao, VC, SVVU

Chairman:Dr. R.N. Chatterjee, Acting Project Director, PDP

Co-Chairman :Prof. P. Sudhakara Reddy, Registrar, SVVU

Organizing Secretary:Dr. M.V.L.N. Raju, PDP

Joint Organizing Secretaries:Prof. K. Sudhakar Reddy, Assoc. Dean, SVVU Dr. S.V. Rama Rao, PDP

Treasurer:Dr. A. Rajashekher Reddy, SVVU

Abstract submission

Abstracts not exceeding 300 words (MS Word, Times New Roman 12 Font) in all the areas related to Poultry production may be submitted online (www.ipsacon2012.org) or by email (ipsacon2012@gmail.com). The last date of submission is 20 October 2012.

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Contact for further detailsDr. M.V.L.N. RajuOrganising Secretary, IPSACON 2012Project Directorate on Poultry, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500 030, IndiaPh: +91-40-24015006/24015651/24017000 Extn: 108 Mobile : 09490116299 Fax: +91-40-24017002 Email: ipsacon2012@gmail.com Website: www.ipsacon2012.org

XXIX Annual Conference of Indian Poultry Science Associationand National Symposium (IPSACON 2012)

on“Commercial and rural poultry production : Novel concepts and strategies

to meet growing demand and changing consumer needs”th th5 to 7 December 2012

Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, India

Organised By

Project Directorate on Poultry Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University

st1 Announcement

Dear IPSA members/Colleagues,

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The Organizers

We are pleased to announce that the “XXIX Annual Conference & National Symposium of Indian Poultry Science Association (IPSACON2012)” is being organised at Hyderabad by Project Directorate on Poultry in collaboration with Sri Vekateswara Veterinary

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The theme of the Conference is “Commercial and rural poultry production : Novel concepts and strategies to meet growing demand and changing consumer needs”. India has recorded phenomenal growth of poultry industry during the past 4 decades. However, the per capita availability of eggs and meat is far below the recommended levels of consumption. Further, 25% of the country’s population, living in urban or semi-urban areas, consume 75-80% of the total eggs and broiler meat produced in the country. The demand for poultry products, eggs and meat is constantly increasing because of their nutritive value, wide acceptability and cost effectiveness compared to other sources of animal protein. The poultry industry will now need to adopt changed breeding programme with more emphasis on the needs of the consumer (e.g. product quality, health and animal welfare etc.), as well as the needs of the breeders/producers (e.g. lower feed costs, better survivability and higher fertility etc.). The traditional breeding methods need to be supplemented with the modern biotechnological and genetic engineering tools for augmenting the productivity. The consequences of climate change phenomena are now evident and considered as the serious long-term threat to poultry production. The issue of greatest concern to poultry industry is the increasing feed cost, which is the major input (70-75%) in the cost of production. Thus there is a need to deliberate these pertinent issues and arrive at fruitful suggestions for further prosperity of the sector.

The Conference will be jointly organized by Project Directorate on Poultry (PDP) and Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University (SVVU). PDP is one of the premier research institutions under the aegis of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). The Institute is an autonomous multidisciplinary research & development organization in the field of poultry science catering to the needs of poultry farmers of the country. Ever since its inception in 1988, the institute has rendered useful services in the development and improvement of chicken lines for commercial and rural poultry production. SVVU, carved out of ANGRAU, has been the focal point for high value education, research and extension in all the branches of veterinary science and animal husbandry. The local College of Veterinary Science of SVVU has churned out laudable number of undergraduate, PG and PhDs in veterinary science and AH.

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Venue

Hyderabad, the historical place of Kakatiya, Qutub Shashi and Nizam rulers having 400 years of history, along with its twin city Secunderabad is located on the banks of the river Musi. The city is the Poultry Hub of India with well established poultry industry, pharmaceuticals and R & D in the field of poultry science. The city is often known by the sobriquet "The City of Pearls".

The city is a regular tourist hotspot and carries many places of interest like Golconda Fort, Charminar, Salarjung Museum, Mecca Masjid, Qutub Shahi Tombs, Falaknuma Palace, Ramoji Film City etc. Besides its rich cultural heritage, Hyderabad is also a fast growing IT hub and centre of several R &D institutions of national and international repute, particularly in agriculture, molecular biology, forensic sciences and defence research.

ANGRAU Auditorium

The venue of the Conference will be the majestic University Auditorium complex of ANGR Agricultural University, located at Rajendranagar, Hyderabad (20km from Airport and about 10km from Railway Station/Bus Station). The Auditorium complex, designed with extraordinary brilliance, is a self contained Conference facility with 950 seater main auditorium, 2 seminar halls of over 100 capacity each, besides sprawling lounges, waiting halls, dining area and state of the art audio visual systems.

Technical Programme

The Conference will have simultaneous technical sessions in all the areas of poultry science with special focus on the theme of the Conference.