Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli, has established a hatchery to supply country chicks to farmers.
In a statement, Dean S. Pratabhan said intensive country chicken farming for meat and egg had become a lucrative venture in the southern districts due to increased demand. Though day-old chicks were essential for profitable country chicken farming, the southern districts did not have proper sources of this input. Hence, the farmers were dependant on Namakkal, Coimbatore and Tirupur.
A poultry hatchery had been started at the VC and RI, Tirunelveli, on an outlay of Rs. 35 lakh to supply day-old chicks to the farmers at a nominal cost and to advise them on profitable country chicken farming methods.
The hatchery would supply day-old chicks every week to the farmers, for which they had to pay in advance.
For more information, the Professor and Head, Instructional Livestock Farm Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Tirunelveli, could be contacted at 0462 – 2337309, Dr. Pratabhan added.
