ICAR-NRC and Animal Husbandry Department Leh Host Awareness Program on Scientific Yak Management in Nubra
Nubra, May 26, 2025: A one-day awareness program on the scientific management of yaks was successfully conducted by the ICAR-National Research Centre on Yak, Arunachal Pradesh, in collaboration with the Department of Animal Husbandry, Leh, on May 26, 2025, at the Yak Breeding Farm, Diskit, Nubra.
Approximately 125 yak breeders participated in the program, which began with an introduction to its objectives by Dr. Motup Angmo, Block Veterinary Officer Nubra. Dr. Stanzin Rabgais, Chief Animal Husbandry Officer, highlighted information on yak rearing and various activities and programs dedicated to boosting livestock. Dr. Mokhtar Hussain, Senior Scientist at ICAR-NRCY, explained technologies for management, scientific feeding, and health care of yaks. Dr. Vijay Paul, Principal Scientist at ICAR-NRCY, explained and motivated the farmers to consider product processing, value addition, and linking these with eco-tourism.
At the end of the program, beneficiaries were distributed with logistical support in the form of concentrated feed, gumboots, solar lights, tarpaulin, mineral mixture, and basic veterinary medicine.
