Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, June 2

Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU) organised a four-day online training programme on “Animal welfare and equine behaviour” for vet students falling under the Institutional Development Plan (IDP). The training programme was organised in collaboration with Brooke Hospital for Animals with the aim to develop students’ understanding on animal welfare, equine behaviour and compassionate handling of animals.

Organising secretary Dr Rajesh Kasrija said the training covered lectures on the topics of animal welfare and its frameworks, natural behaviour of equine, how equines communicate, welfare assessment and welfare issues of working equines, and compassionate handling of animals.

Dr Sarvpreet Singh Ghuman, IDP principal investigator and dean, College of Veterinary Science informed that IDP aimed at filling gaps in animal welfare through capacity building and training of students and faculty at various international platforms, networking with industries and universities of national and international repute, promotion of skill development, seeding innovation amongst young minds, increasing employability and entrepreneurial outlook, and adopting a revenue generation model for sustainability in the long run.

Dr Parkash Singh Brar, director, Extension Education, GADVASU, said the university had recently signed an MoU with Brooke Hospital for Animals (India).