College of Veterinary Science & A.H., J.A.U., Junagadh is going to organize a Five Days Vocational Training on “New Approaches and OMICS Tools for Identification and Control of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases” during 18th – 22nd November, 2019.
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science & A.H., Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh is going to organize a Five Days Vocational Training on “New Approaches and OMICS Tools for Identification and Control of Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases” during 18th – 22nd November, 2019. The training is being organized under aegis of Institutional Development Plan, Indian council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. Around 140-145 delegates and students from host institutes, teachers and faculties are to be expected to participate in the event which shall focus on “advance diagnosis and control of ticks and tick-borne diseases (TTBDs)”. The TTBDs are considered as great threat to animal and human health in changing global climate. Recent reports of tick-borne disease, Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), outbreak in Gujarat especially peripheral district of Junagadh warn us to be ready to tackle the problem. The programme shall also have the feature of hands-on-training, practical demonstrations, videos, problem-solving and panel discussion by experts with students on various areas of “ticks and tick-borne pathogens management”. Eminent speakers from National institutes like ICAR-IVRI, Izatnagar; ICMR-NIRTH, Jabalpur; TANUVAS, Chennai; GADVASU, Ludhiana; KVASU, Kerala; MAFSU, Nagpur and other SAU’s from Gujarat will deliver talks on issues related to the theme during the training.