Workshop on milk, meat Production

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A national workshop on ‘new initiatives for milk and meat production by conservation  and propagation of indigenous breeds of animals’ would be held at the Mascot Hotel here on  Monday. Kerala Livestock Development Board (KLD Board) managing director Ani S Das told a news conference here the other day that the Department of Animal Husbandry and the KLD Board were jointly organising the workshop.The intention of the workshop was to share the experience of the KLD Boad in conservation of milch breeds like Gir, Sahiwal, Kankrej, Vechur, dual purpose breeds like Malabari and Attappady black breeds  of goats, meat purpose breeds such as the   Angamaly pigs and other indigenous breeds with the stakeholders across the country and to gain from their experience, Ani S Das  said.He said it was expected to evolve a suitable  strategy for conservation and propagation  of native breeds of livestock for enhanced  milk and meat production.Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution K V Thomas would inaugurate the workshop. Agriculture Minister K P Mohanan would preside over the function, Ani S Das said.