Steep decline in Yak population in India
A group of Yaks at the National Yak Research and Breeding Centre, Arunachal Pradesh. File Photo The Hindu A group of Yaks at the National Yak Research and Breeding Centre, Arunachal Pradesh.
Animal Nutrition
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For a mineral-rich feed
<br />A new technology aims at developing area-specific mineral mixtures for cattle to remove nutritional imbalance<br />Surinder Sud / New Delhi August 10, 2010, 0:42 IST<br />
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Biomin launches Mycofix for farmers
NEW DELHI: Leading global animal healthcare product maker Biomin has announced the launch of its new veterinary feed
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Farming Jumbo grass to eradicate poverty in N-dists underscored
An experience sharing meeting on Australian origin hybrid Sweet Jumbo grass farming for farmers was held in remote char village of Bozra Diarkhata under Chilmari upazila in Kurigram on Sunday.
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Boost for BAU pig project
Director-general of ICAR Mangla Roy inaugurates a poultry centre at BAU on Sunday. Picture by Manik Bose Ranchi, Feb. 8: Birsa Agriculture University (BAU), Ranchi, is well on the path to take its annual piglet production from 600 to over 2,000 per year, thanks to a mega seed project funded by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi.
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Studies on nutrient status and some physiological parameters in leaves of Lannea Coromandelica used as fodder
Mineral status and some physiological parameters of Lannea coromandelica (Houtt) Merr. (Anacardiaceae) were estimated during leaf active growth period. Lannea coromandelica is widely used in afforestation and social forestry programmes to meet the fuelwood and fodder demand as well as to maintain ecological balance and environmental stability. Dec 2007
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Medicinal plants help animals digest better
medicinal plants have traditionally been used as part of animal feed to enhance nutrition and treat digestive disorders. In a recent experiment it was found that drumsticks (Moringa oleifera)
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What exactly are cattle fed?
In Punjab, too much limestone powder and urea: adulteration hardly a bother for feed makers
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Horns locked
Over goat s drinking habit
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Look inside the whale
Scientists develop a method for studying the whales stomach contents without killing them