Health camps are conducted at the surrounding villages of the college which
is helpful for both livestock farmers and the students. Students are made
to give seminars by the course teachers and are evaluated for assignments
regularly. The above activity encourages students to better understand their
topic and also to develop their communication skills to interact with farmers
at field level. Students are well equipped with all the technical aspects
which includes seasonal deworming and vaccination programmes organized by
AH Department for important livestock diseases like FMD, Blue tongue disease,
HS, ET etc. During these camps the students also involve in extension activities
such as explaining the farmers regarding good animal husbandry practices like
prevention of mastitis, deworming schedule, poultry farming, rabbit farming,
pig farming, balanced ration formulation, concept of one health etc. Weekly
NSS program is conducted which involves the students’ participation in maintaining
a clean campus. A mandatory Special NSS program is conducted for every batch for
one week prior to their internship programme. During their internship the students
receive hands on clinical training at Veterinary dispensaries, Veterinary polyclinics,
livestock research stations, disease diagnostic labs and Research stations.
In addition students are trained for extracurricular activities including sports
and games like cricket, volleyball in the college ground for maintaining physical
fitness. Besides special NSS camps like Swatch Bharath Campaign 2.0, World Environment
Day, Yoga Day, Meri Maatti Mera Desh campaign and National Sports day were effectively
organized at A.H. Polytechnic, Vennelavalasa with the aim of creating awareness among
the young citizens towards the social service and their responsibility towards the
environment and society. Cultural activities like Fresher’s day for 2023 Batch students
was also organized and made a successful event.
Special Veterinary Health Camps and fertility camps were conducted at nearby adopted
villages of Sarbujjili Mandal and Amadalavalasa Mandals. In this connection Staff and
students were actively engaged with the farmers and students were exposed to various
gynaecological and surgical cases and further, medicines and mineral mixture were
distributed to the farmers.