Policy Notes - TNAU Agritech Portal

Srivaikundam blocks have been trained onfreshwater ornamental fish culture for thecreation of self employment opportunities. Fivewomen Self Help Group members establishedcottage level adoption for ornamental fishculture and breeding practices after gainingknowledge from the trainingSCHEMES IMPLEMENTED DURING 2009-10♦ During 2009-10, Rs. 28.00 Lakhs wassanctioned to develop an Inactivated Swinefever virus vaccine. In this scheme, asuspected case of swine fever outbreakreported at Veppur and Vengaivasal wereattended and tissue materials were collected.Classical Swine fever (CSF) virus wasconfirmed by Polymerase chain reaction(PCR).♦ During 2009-10, Rs. 18.00 Lakhs wassanctioned towards Empowerment of ruralwomen through rotational goat and desifowl rearing. In this Scheme, the villages forimplementation and selection of beneficiarieswere identifiedNEW PART-II SCHEMES FOR 2010-11The following Part II schemes proposed byTANUVAS are under active consideration by theGovernment for the year 2010-11.1. Empowerment of tribal women and womenSelf Help Groups through rabbit, poultry andsheep farming in the Nilgiris district at a totalcost of Rs.20.50 lakhs2. Production of low cost progesterone vaginalsponges anaestrous dairy animals at a totalcost of Rs. 9.50 lakhs.3. Quality monitoring and certification centre forfishery products at a cost of Rs.20.00 LakhsFUTURE THRUST AREASVeterinary Development of biotechnology basedvaccines for the control of livestock andpoultry diseases126127