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ASSOCIATION NEWSVETERINARIANS ANNUAL CONVENTION 2011 HELD AT KANNUR"Utharayanam-2011,the Veterinarian'sAnnual Convention was inauguratedbyHonourable MLA Sri. Abdullakutty,on 30-12-2011 at Kannur. The inauguralceremony was presided by Dr. K.R.Arunkumar, President, IVA, Kerala. Thegathering was welcomed by Dr. C.Sreekumar, President, KVSSA. Sri.Abdullakutty MLA, in his inauguralladdressed the need for a different viewwith regard to development in Kerala.He called for the development for minidairy farms and requested that moreemphasis should be given todevelopment of meat breeds forKerala. He released the third issue ofJIVA. Director of Animal HusbandryDepartment Dr. R. Vijayakumar,Director and Registrar of KSVC, Dr.N.N.Sasi, Dr. Udayavarman, Directorof Zoos and Museums,Dr. SukumaraPillai, President, AHOAK and Dr.Mohandas spoke on the Occasion.J. Ind. Vet. Assoc., Kerala. 10 (1)Dr.E.K.Easwaran, General secretary, IVA, Keralaexpressed vote of thanks.The kalasandhya was inaugurated by reknownedpoet Prof. V.Madhusoodanan Nair. He had a very warminteraction with the audience and gave a very passionateand thought provoking speech on the need for love andaffection for all living beings. He introduced the kids intothe art of writing poems. The meeting was welcomed byDr. Kurien K Jacob, Secretary, AHOAK. Meeting waspresided by Dr. EK.Easwaran, General Secretary, IVA,Kerala. Dr. S.Yohannan felicitated the meeting. Vote ofthanks was offered by Dr. Sisy Philip , Vice President,IVA, Kerala. The inaugural ceremony was followed by acolorful, melodious and beautiful cultural programme byVets and their family members.The gathering was welcomed by Dr.AbdulSalim, DAHO of Kannur. The seminar was inauguratedby Honorable Minister fir AH, Sri. K.P.Mohanan. Themeeting was presided by Dr. K.R. Arunkumar, President,IVA, Kerala. He sought the intervention of the Hon.Minister in some pressing issues before our communitylike Pay revision, reduction of the loan lending rates ofBanks to farmers, purchase of quality medicines etc. TheHon. Minister in his inaugural addresss appreciatedwhole heartedly IVA's decision to help the bereavedfamilies of dairy farmers who have committed suicide inPalakkad and pathanamthitta. IVA will raise funds fromVets and give good quality Milch animals and feed for ayear free of cost to the affected families. The minister alsostressed the need for improvement of physical assets ofour institutions and farms. He also clarified that the Oneman commission will start functioning at the earliest andthe just demands of officers working in AHD, shall belooked into by the government in a positive way. Hestressed the need for doing away with beaurocratichurdles for implementation of a decision. He called uponvets to work hard for the farming community and stayaway from controversies. He released the AHD calendarprepared by LMTC, Kannur and the Souvenir ofUtharayanam 2011. Seminar was handled by Prof. Dr.A.P.Nambi, Ph.D., Professor and Head, Dept. of ClinicalMedicine, Madras veterinary College.The function was presided by Dr. K.R.Arunkumar.The meting was inaugurated by Hon.District Panchayat president, Prof.K.A. Sarala. Shewished peace, prosperity and relaxation for all Vets andtheir family members. Later she released the IVA Diaryfor 2012 and also gave away awards and recognitions ofIVA, KVSSA and AHOAK. Dr. Unnikrishnan, Generalconvenor, Utharayanam 2011 offered Vote of Thanks.IVA AWARDS 2011Best Veterinarian :Dr. Laiju. M. Philip(Palakkad)76