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Coconut Nursery at Madhavaram was started in the year 1971 in an extent of 10.48 acres. The farm produces
only hybrid coconut seedlings .It produces one lakh seedlings per year to meet out the needs of the
Chegalpattu-MGR district farmers. It comes for bearing after four years and has the life time of 60 years. The
coat of seeding is Rs. 10.50 lp. The nursery is under the control of the Department of agriculture. There is
another coconut farm at Pitchivakkam near Tiruvallur. It produces Tall variety only. There is a mother palm at
Putlur.
1. Veterinary Biological Research Centre comprises- Vaccine Research centre-Viral Vaccines and Vaccine
Research Centre- Bacteria Vaccines
2. University Dairy Farm .
3. Experimental Animal Unit,
4. Operation Research Project in Fish Culture ,
5. Scheme for Fisheries Extension.
The Madhavaram campus has the following infrastructure facilities for animal experimentation
DAIRY DEVELOPMENT.
Milk arriving at Madhavaram is pasteurized and standardized to the required fat and solid non-fat level before
being marketed .
Marketing of milk continues to form the main business activity of the corporation , a few sidelines have been
development due to increasing surpluses which have to be converted in skim milk powder and butter oil.
The corporation is marketing flavoured milk , curd , yoghurt and ice cream.
FODDER DEVELOPMENT.
The Animal Husbandry Development is also undertaking the distribution of fodder seed and slips to the
farmers, so as to encourage them to take to fodder cultivation on a large scale . Two fodder seed production
units are functioning in the district one at Padappai and another at the Government Dairy Farm, Madhavaram.