Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
Shimla, April 19 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday issued notice to the central and state governments on the issue of declaring monkeys as vermin within the Shimla Municipal Corporation's jurisdiction. A division bench of Chief Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir and Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan directed the environment, …
MEXICO CITY – More than 85,000 people, including actor Eugenio Derbez and Cafe Tacvba singer Ruben Albarran, have signed a petition to ban bullfighting in the northwestern Mexican state of Baja California, a measure that the state legislature is scheduled to take up on April 7. “The Congress of Baja …
Oxytocin a peptide hormone has the distinction of being the first among the peptide hormones to be sequenced and biochemically synthesized. Oxytocin is secreted from neural as well as non-neural sources inside the body. Among the neural sources supra-optic and paraventricular nuclei of the brain are major sources of secretion, …
Nearly 3.67% of households owning large holdings (more than 10 hectares) were found to have derived major income from self-employment in livestock farming Less than two per cent of rural households earn a major portion of their income from self-employment in livestock farming, says a government survey. "Around 1.75 per …
The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), as a part of its 70th round during the period January 2013 - December 2013, carried out an all India household survey on the situation of Land and Livestock Holdings in India. In this survey, a nation-wide household enquiry was conducted to generate estimates …
More than one million animals are believed to have been used on average in medial and scientific research in Queensland each year, but the state government has stopped publicly publishing the numbers. We are not yet at a point where all medical research can be done entirely outside an animal. …
The genetic diversity of livestock can play a vital role in feeding the world in the face of hotter weather and the other effects of climate change, yet many valuable breeds continue to be at risk, the United Nations agricultural agency warned today, calling for stronger global efforts to safeguard …
The potential negative impact for human health of veterinary use of antimicrobials in prophylaxis, metaphylaxis and growth promotion in animal husbandry was first established in the 1960s and 1970s. Determination of the molecular structure of antimicrobial resistance plasmids at that time explained the ability of antimicrobial resistance genes to disseminate …
Livestock keepers and policy makers worldwide are increasingly interested in harnessing animal biodiversity to improve production and food security on a warmer, more crowded planet, according to a new FAO report. The agency nonetheless warns that many valuable animal breeds continue to be at risk and calls for stronger efforts …
Madurai/Trichy: Feverish preparations for the conduct of jallikattu, set in motion by last week's central government notification that sanctioned the traditional sport came to an abrupt standstill on Tuesday following a Supreme Court order putting it on hold. A law and order situation appears to be brewing in rural areas …
In his plea, Kumar has said that several breeds of indigenous cattle in the country are declining at a rapid pace as they are becoming uneconomical due to mechanization in agriculture. The National Green Tribunal on Monday sought response from all the state governments on a plea filed by a …
The SC on Monday agreed to hear on January 12 a batch of petitions led by the Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI), seeking to quash a January 7, 2016 notification issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, allowing the exhibition and use of bulls as performing animals for …
Peridomestic (“backyard”) chicken flocks are gaining popularity in the developed world (e.g., North America or Europe), yet little is known regarding prevalence or severity of their ectoparasites. Therefore, five birds on each of 20 properties throughout southern California were surveyed in summer for on-host (permanent) and off-host dwelling (temporary) ectoparasites. …
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has ruled out any plan for running battery cars for transporting pilgrims on the new track to the cave shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. The labourers, ponywallahs and pithoos, last week had held protests and sat on a dharna against the …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Abhishek Garg Vs. Secretary MDA (Meerut) dated 16/12/2015 regarding unauthorized dairy operators, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. NGT appoints Mr. Dileep Dhyani as Court Commissioner to visit the promises of the Noticee anytime and make local investigation as to the presence of …
France reported three more cases of highly pathogenic bird flu in the southwest of the country on Monday, as the European Union's biggest agriculture producer tries to contain its first outbreak of the disease in eight years. Reinforced monitoring since the detection of bird flu at three locations in the …
Peste des petits ruminants virus causes a highly infectious disease of small ruminants that is endemic across Africa, the Middle East and large regions of Asia. The virus is considered to be a major obstacle to the development of sustainable agriculture across the developing world and has recently been targeted …
Washington: The US National Institutes of Health quietly ended the federal government's long and controversial history of using chimpanzees for biomedical research. Director Francis Collins announced on Wednesday that 50 chimpanzees held by the US government for medical research will be sent to sanctuaries. His decision came a little more …
The effect of the immunomodulator Natstim ® (lyophilised killed bacterial cells from Escherichia coli 29, Escherichia coli J5, Staphylococus aureus 27/58 at amounts corresponding to 10 10 cells of each species, stabilized with Dextrane 40) on growth performance and two factors of natural humoral immunity serum lysozyme concentrations and the …
AJMER: The Pushkar region these days is in the grip of Pasteurella bacteria that has killed about eight camels, stirring panic in the animal husbandry department with the international cattle fair just a fortnight away. A team from the state disease diagnosis lab came to town and gathered blood samples …
