KVASU, NIANP ink pact to strengthen livestock research and farmer-oriented innovations

Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU), Pookode in Wayanad, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the ICAR–National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP), Bengaluru, to strengthen collaborative and postgraduate research in animal nutrition, physiology and allied areas. The partnership is expected to provide researchers and postgraduate students access to advanced scientific expertise and research infrastructure, while promoting research aimed at addressing practical challenges faced by the livestock farming community.

In a statement issued on Friday (September 18), KVASU officials said that under the MoU, postgraduate and doctoral students of KVASU would be able to undertake approved research projects at NIANP with the involvement of NIANP scientists as guides or co-guides, as applicable. Students undertaking such collaborative research will also have access, subject to the provisions of the MoU, to NIANP’s existing laboratory and library facilities free of cost for their approved project work.