India declares itself free from bird flu
India is free from Avian influenza (H5N1), popularly known as bird flu, from September 5, the department of animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries in the ministry of agriculture and farmers welfare has
Animal Care
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Foot-and-mouth disease spell doom for cattle in Pali
JAIPUR: The shepherds belonging to the Rebari community of Kothar Panchayat in Pali district are in low spirits after a harsh infection killed their livestock, battering a trade to the area's already fragile
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The FAO action plan on antimicrobial resistance 2016-2020
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/media/iep/homepage/antimicrobial.jpg" style="width: 340px; height: 189px; margin: 14px; float: left;" />The new FAO action plan on antimicrobial
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Dog vaccine offers hope in China’s fight against rabies
Scientists in China have found that a rabies vaccine usually given to dogs can also protect livestock. Rabies in domestic cattle and camels, infected by wild dog and fox bites, has been on the rise in
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A case-control study of risk factors for Bovine Brucellosis Seropositivity in peninsular Malaysia
<p>Bovine brucellosis was first reported in Peninsular Malaysia in 1950. A subsequent survey conducted in the country revealed that the disease was widespread. Current knowledge on the potential risk factors
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Nine new breeds added to `desi' livestock family
The government has identified and registered nine new indigenous breeds of livestock and poultry this year, taking the list of `desi' breeds in the country to 160, including 40 of cows and 13 of buffaloes.
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Bovine deaths spur war against polythene bags
Jaipur: The district administration has renewed its drive against plastic carry bags on a war footing after the city reported a large number of bovine deaths due to consumption of synthetic bags. The campaign
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Non-implementation of plastic waste rules chokes cows to torturous death in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to save cows from plastic has brought into focus the long pending demand of many concerned citizens, animal rights activists and NGOs who have long been fighting for
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Cattle class survives on plastics, nails & wires
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi lambasted those who created nuisance in the garb of "gau raksha", TOI did a reality check on the condition of cows in the capital. During a visit to Sadar Bazar,
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Flood havoc: Over 500 cattle die in Majuli
District administration sends team About 500 cattle died in a sandbar in Majuli on Tuesday. Veterinary officials said the cattle died due to consumption of some poisonous shrub following shortage of