Training

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING

KLDB Training Centre Mattuppatty is offering various short term training courses to national and international trainees. International trainees from various countries including Bhutan, Nepal , Sri Lanka , Tanzania, Indonesia , Afghanistan etc attended the courses at KLDB Training Centre , Mattuppatty. All the courses are designed for field workers who require specialization in the respective fields. The courses include combination of theory, practical’s, group discussions, seminars and field visits.

A well-established Embryo transfer laboratory and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Centre with all facilities are available for offering training courses on “Ovum Pick Up (OPU) and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Technique” and “Field Embryo Transfer Programme”. The course includes Management of donors and recipients, super ovulation, flushing , Ovum Pick Up , In vitro embryo production , cryo preservation of embryos and  transfer of embryos.

Training programmes

Training programmes offer an opportunity to pass on new scientific information to the field technicians & professionals. They also help in refreshing the knowledge of the participants.  Further, several creative observations and experiences gained by field technicians could be discussed and shared, with mutually beneficial results.  With these objectives in mind, the Kerala Livestock Development Board, offers practical oriented training courses to technicians and professionals in the area of animal/fodder production science.

Courses

The Training Centres under Kerala Livestock Development Board (KLDB) at present offers short term training course of 2-8 weeks duration. All these courses are designed for field workers who require specialisation in their respective fields. The courses include a combination of theory, practicals, group discussions, seminars and field visits. Apart from the courses announced (scheduled courses), the training Centres also takes up programmes as requested by the sponsors on mutually agreed terms.

Course Title	Minimum qualification for admission	Duration (days)		Participants per batch	Tuition fee (Rs.)	Venue
Modern trends in cryopreservation of bovine semen	Degree in Veterinary Science/ Animal Science	14		10	42,000/-	Mattupatti
Frozen Semen Production and it’s handling  for optimum fertility	-Do-	10		10	33,000/-	Mattupatti
Bull breeding Soundness evaluation	-Do-	6		10	27,000/-	Mattupatti/ Dhoni
Field performance recording and Sire Evaluation Under Tropical Conditions	-Do-	14		15	39,000/-	Mattupatti /Kulathupuzha
Fertility Problems in Female Bovines	-Do-	14		10	39,000/-	Mattupatti
Tropical Pasture Seed Production and Quality Control	Degree in Agricultural Science	21		10	35,000/-	Dhoni
Fodder Production and its Utilization	Degree in Agricultural/ Veterinary/ Animal Science	21		15	35,000/-	Dhoni
Basic Course in Artificial insemination	SSLC / Equivalent	90 (30+60)		15	38,000/-	Mattupatti/ Dhoni/Kulathupuzha/Kolahalamedu
Field Embryo Transfer Programme	Degree in Veterinary Science	21		4	1,25,000/-	Mattupatti
Refresher Course in AI with Frozen Semen	Field AI Technicians	6		15	24,000/-	Kulathupuzha/Mattupatti/ Dhoni / Kolahalamedu
Management of Large Scale AI Operations	Degree in Animal Production Sciences	14		12	37,000/-	Mattupatti
Management of Breeding Operations in Pigs	Degree in Veterinary Science	14		5	35,000/-	Koothattukulam
Dairy Entrepreneurship	-Do-	5		10	23,000/-	Mattupatti
Goat Management and AI in Goats	-Do-	5		10	23,000/	Mattupatti/ Dhoni
Minimum standards protocol for Frozen Semen Production	Degree in Veterinary Science/ Animal Science	14		12	53,000/	Mattupatti/ Dhoni
Quality Control aspects of Frozen Semen Production	-Do-	10		4	52,000/	Mattupatti/ Dhoni
Advanced Techniques in Cattle Production	-Do-	6		15	23,000/	Mattupatti
Dairying and Clean Milk Production	Dairy Farmer	5		15	9,000/-	Dhoni
Artificial insemination in goats	Field Veterinarians/ AI Technicians	2		15	8,000/-	Dhoni
Advanced Basic Course in Artificial insemination	SSLC / Equivalent	120		15	82,000/	Mattupatti/ Dhoni

 

* Training expense including boarding and lodging

Note: Tailor made training programmes are also being offered. if the clients so decide.

All the necessary requirements for the successful conduct of the courses are available in the two stations of Training centre. Boarding and lodging facilities are given in the premises itself. Well established technical library, reading hall, class rooms and practical halls facilitate proper training.

A separate laboratory with all necessary equipment and instruments is built specially for trainees on ‘Frozen Semen Technology’. A well established lab with all facilities is available for training on “Embryo transfer technique”. Enough culled female animals are kept in the farm for the trainees to handle them for the courses on ‘Fertility problems in Female Bovines’ and ‘A.I. with Frozen Semen’ etc. A well equipped fodder seed laboratory with capacity of processing and storing 50 M.T. seeds is available at Dhoni which is very useful for training in fodder production and fodder seed processing. Modern teaching aids and demonstration units are amply used in order to improve the training quality.

Within the premises of the Training Centre Mattupatti and Dhoni there are

	Mattupatti	Dhoni
Breedable female cattle (Nos.)	100	75
Crossbred bulls (Nos.)	100	100
Semen lab (annual production 10-15 lakh)	1	1
E-T-lab	1	–
Calf rearing station (Nos)	1	1
Slaughter house (Nos)	1	1
Grassland (Ha)	160	8
Leys (Ha)	30	50
Basic fodder seed farm (Ha)	–	10
Quality control unit	–	1

In addition to the above, the following facilities of the KLD Board are available for demonstration and practical work.

Farm with similar facilities as Mattupatti at Kulathupuzha.

Field progeny testing scheme.

Large scale frozen semen distribution system.

Fodder promotion activities.

Fodder seed production programme.

Fodder seed testing and quality control station

Central seed store having two ton capacity

Data processing station.

Goat breeding centre

Pig breeding centre

Quality control unit

Centre for Applied Livestock Genomics

General Info	Course Calendar for the year 2024-25
For the application form	CLICK HERE Application Form For Short Term Courses
The completed application addressed to the following address should reach the training centre atleast 30 days prior to the commencement of the respective courses.	Manager, (Trg) Training Centre, KLD Board Unit, Mattupatti, Munnar, Kerala- India – 685 616

Telephone : 04865 242201, Fax : 04865 242201AccommodationHostel facilities are available for trainees at Mattupatti and Dhoni. Family accommodation is extremely difficult.At Muvattupuzha the trainees are expected to stay outside the premises where enough hotels are available on reasonable rent.VISAParticipants from outside the country require a visa for their stay in India. The concerned Indian authorities have to be contacted by the participants for this. On request the KLD Board will give a letter of recommendation.Course Fee

The tuition fee for the courses, other than mentioned, conducted on special request will be decided by the Managing Director, K.L.D. Board, Thiruvananthapuram.

The applicant on confirmation of seat has to remit course fee in advance or at the time of joining for training at the venue specified

Course of Mattupatty

The registration fee or the tuition fee shall be remitted by demand draft drawn in favour of the Manager (Trg.), Training Centre, KLDB, payable at Munnar and drawn on the bank mentioned below

State Bank of India
A/c No. 57064109127,
IFSC-SBIN00 70135

For Course at DhoniThe registration fee or the tuition fee shall be remitted by the demand draft drawn in favour of the Manager (AH), KLD Board Ltd., Dhoni, payable at the State Bank of India, Palakkad with code. No. 7177, A/c No. 57028693728For courses at KoothattukulamThe registration fee or the tuition fee shall be remitted by the demand draft drawn in favour of the Dy. General Manager (AH), KLD Board, Ltd., Muvattupuzha payable at the State Bank of India, Muvattupuzha, with A/c No. 57021212613IFSC- SBIN00 70151InsuranceInsurance coverage will not be provided by the Centre. If needed it should be arranged either by the sponsors or by the candidates.

Course Calendar 

For the course calendar CLICK HERE

It is liable for change and therefore prior confirmation is necessary to be sure that the course is conducted in time.

 

Separate application is not a must when candidates are sponsored by Govt. department.