The Department started functioning from 01.10.2005 onwards. The poultry unit (Farm)
was separated from Poultry Department in September 2012 and a separate Instructional
Livestock Farm complex was created. An Entrepreneurial Programme for students on
Poultry is being organized with the revolving fund for III year B.V.Sc., & A.H.
students. About 70 students participated in the Project. RKVY Project on “Promotion
of backyard Poultry by using “Rajasri” variety as a livelihood and nutritional security
options among BPL families” was completed in the year 2011-12 with Dr. D. Narendranath
as Co-Pl, and 2304 Rajasri birds were distributed to 144 beneficiaries. For the
year 2012-13 an amount of Rs. 3.00 Lakh were sanctioned under RKVY Project, in which
690 Rajasri birds were distributed to 69 farmers in the first spell by Dr. K. Naga
Raja Kumari as Co-Pl.
The faculty of the department is regularly participating in the Rythu Sadussulu,
Kisan Mela, Rythu Chaitanya Yatralu and also attends to management inquiries from
commercial poultry farms of the region. The faculty also participates in various
radio and television programmes on management of various species of birds in various
seasons for better productivity that are being regularly broadcasted / telecasted
from Vijayawada / Hyderabad stations. The faculty participated in conferences organized
at various universities and presented papers. The department has a good collection
of teaching aids like CDS, posters and videos for imparting practical knowledge
to the students. The department organizes regular visits to the commercial farms
and hatcheries in and around Gannavaram for students for imparting the practical
knowledge as a part of course curriculum. A 6 month duration certificate course
on Poultry Management is introduced from the year 2017 in the department.