Baramulla: Continuing with the celebration of India’s G20 Presidency, the students of 5th-semester of the Department of Zoology, Government Degree College (GDC) Pattan on Thursday visited the Angora Rabbit Breeding Farm Wusan, Palhallan here.
The farm, which is the oldest Rabbit Rearing Farm in Kashmir, established in 1962, works under the aegis of SKUAST-K.
The experts of the farm including Dr Irfan Ahmad acquainted the students about 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 stressed upon the students to take rabbit breeding as an enterprise. He was lucid while communicating with the students. The faculty that accompanied the students included Prof. Sajad Sarvar, Dr Tabasum Qadri, Dr Shafaquat Nabi, Ms Parveena and Mr Abdul Majeed Sheikh.

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