The WVPA India Conference 2025 was conducted on February 27-28, 2025 at Puducherry. The conference was organized by World Veterinary Poultry Association (India), in association with Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Veterinary Education and Research (RIVER), Puducherry, India. The event focused on the theme “Wings of Innovations: Flock Forward for Future Poultry Production.” The conference served as a crucial platform for discussing emerging issues in poultry health, welfare, disease management, husbandry, and food safety, benefiting veterinarians, students, Poultry industry professionals across the country.
WVPA India remains dedicated to fostering research, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing in avian health. The conference successfully met its objectives by organizing discussions on poultry diseases and health conditions, promoting research in the field, facilitating the exchange of information among professionals and organizations, and strengthening collaborations with related bodies.
The organizing committee was headed by Dr. Sharat Chauhan, I.A.S., as the Chief Patron, Shri A. Nedunchezhiyan, I.A.S., as the Patron. Dr. Jeetendra Verma, the President of WVPA India, with Dr. V. Sejian, the Dean of RIVER, as the Convenor. Dr. S. Venugopal acted as the Organizing Secretary, supported by Dr. P. Ponnuvel, Dr. B. Barman, Dr. A. Varun, and Dr. Raghy Radhakrishnan as Co-Organizing Secretaries. Their collective expertise contributed to insightful discussions and meaningful collaborations.
The conference was conducted at the hotel Sunway manor, Puducherry. The inaugural program was conducted on 27.02.2025, at 9.30 and was inaugurated by Shri A. Nedunchezhiyan, I.A.S., Secretary Dept. of AH&AW cum Chairman, PVCS, Puducherry.
Followed by the inauguration, all the industry professionals and eminent personalities were honored including the esteemed partners who have supported to host the conference.
The key note address was delivered by Dr. Tarun Shridhar, I.A.S., former secretary, DAHD, GOI. The conference was scheduled in two parallel sessions on both days comprising four technical sessions and five poster presentation sessions. About 200 delegates including students/scientists/faculty and industry experts have participated in the conference.
The WVPA India Conference 2025 featured a 16 lead paper presentations represented by stalwarts from the Research institutes, universities and poultry industry. There are four speakers from foreign countries, Two from University of Connecticut, USA, One from Malaysia, One from Spain and one from Pakistan (online presentation). The presentations were interesting and innovative information befitting to the theme of the conference.
There were 77 poster presentations across five sessions, including contributions from 32 faculty members and 45 students from different institutes across the country. The event served as a vital platform for advancing research, fostering collaboration, and driving innovation in poultry health and production. The poster presentations were judged by the Jury and awarded prizes for best poster presentations separately for the faculty and students. There was a panel discussion session on 28.02.2025 afternoon which was coordinated by Dr. P.K. Shukla and was good discussion among the experts and audience.
Dr. K. N. Selvakumar, Vice chancellor, TANUVAS was the chief guest for the valedictory function and Dr. Nadeem Fairoz, Former, Professor &Head, was the guest of honour. Organizing secretary gave the welcome address and reported about the conference. The winners in the poster presentations were honoured by the chief guest during the valedictory program. The conference was well organized and was a grand success and appreciated by one and all. It was possible by the coordinated effort by the organizing team from both WVPA (India) and RIVER.
