Dr SP Sharma, director, Animal
Husbandry, Jammu, addressed a series of awareness camps at some villages in the
state. He dwelt at length about the different schemes aimed at raising the
socio-economic status of farmers at micro level.
JAMMU AND KASHMIR (J&K) has
become first North Indian state to have successfully reared Emu at its Poultry
Project, Belicharana, Jammu. Emu is a bird whose adult weight goes up to 60 kgs
and that attains a height between five-and-a-half and six feet. The eggs laid
by the Emu weigh up to 800 grams. The meat and eggs of Emu will fetch a
handsome return to the farmers once it is introduced in the field.
This was disclosed by Dr SP Sharma,
director, Animal Husbandry, Jammu, while addressing a series of awareness camps
at Rajpura village (Gaghwal), Samba
district and Trewa village (Arnia), Jammu, organized by Publicity Wing, Jammu,
and Rinderpest Control organisation respectively under NPRE scheme.
Dr Sharma dwelt at length about the different schemes offered by the department
aimed at raising the socio-economic status of farmers at micro level.
The farmers were also made aware about scientific breeding and management
practices to be adopted for extracting maximum benefits out of the livestock
industry. The villagers hailed the department for organising such awareness
camps.
