MT News Service
Pattan, April 27:
Continuing with the celebration of G20 presidency of India, the students of 5th semester of the Department of Zoology, GDC, Pattan visited the Angora Rabbit Breeding Farm Wusan, Palhallan, Pattan on Thursday.
The farm, which is the oldest Rabbit Rearing Farm in Kashmir (Established in 1962) works under the ages of Sheep Husbandry Department.
The experts of the farm including Dr. Irfan Ahmad acquainted the students about the various breeds of Rabbit that are bred in the farm, which include Angora (German & French), New Zealand White, Soviet Chinchilla, Grey Giant and California White.
He made the students aware about the breeding, feeding, rearing and disease control of the rabbits.
In his address he stress upon the students to take rabbit breeding as an enterprise.
He was lucid while communicating with the students. The faculty that accompanied the students were Prof. Sajad Sarvar, Dr Tabasum Qadri, Dr. Shafaquat Nabi, Ms Parveena and Mr.Abdul Majeed Sheikh.
