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. …
Thailand has culled more than 200 chickens after detecting the H5N1 bird flu virus in a rural area more than 400 kms (250 miles) north of Bangkok, the Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday. Tests confirmed the country's first outbreak in 10 months near the ancient capital of Sukhothai, where villagers …
A project for small scale dairy farming improvement through Genetic and Feeding Management Improvement (GFMI) to increase milk production and income of dairy farmers has been drawn up, JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) sources said. An agreement will be signed to this effect soon, they said. The project was formulated …
Sri Lanka National Livestock Development Board has planned to import 500 cows from Australia next year. These cows are the first batch of the 15,000 cows needed to be imported to achieve the target of increasing the country's milk production by 50%. The imported cows are to be given to …
Within hours of the High Court issued a suo motu notice to State government on increasing elephant deaths, a meeting has decided to strengthen existing task force, form village committees and infuse additional funds to build up infrastructure to deal with wild elephants. These are some of the major decisions …
If the state animal resources development department (ARD) officials thought they could sit back and relax even after the containment of highly pathogenic H5N1 virus that spread to 16 districts in the state earlier this year, here is a word of caution from the Centre. The department of animal husbandry, …
TANUVAS Vice-Chancellor P. Thangaraju addressing a seminar at Livestock Research Station, Kattupakkam, on Wednesday. KANCHEEPURAM: Rearing of cross-breed milch animals will boost the income of dairy farmers, according to Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Vice-Chancellor P.Thangaraju. Inaugurating a seminar-cum-training programme for dairy farmers on
EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE THE Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will close down the facility for slaughter of buffaloes for export within two years, the decision coming ahead of elections and under mounting pressure from the Jain community. Elected representatives, in fact, had demanded that the BMC close down the entire export …
As thousands of migratory birds usually come to the wetlands of Nalbari district during the winter season, the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department has sensitised the veterinery doctors, veterinary field assistants and the members of Rapid Response Team (RRT) of the entire Nalbari district about the outbreak of avian influenza …
Pune, November 03 Equine flu suspected as horses wheeze and sneeze; will not be able to race for at least a month Nearly 1,200 horses at the Pune Racecourse are ailing and need a month
Migrating waterfowl may be carrying avian influenza viruses from Asia to the Americas, US government researchers reported on Tuesday. They found genetic evidence that some non-dangerous influenza viruses infecting northern pintail ducks in Alaska are genetically more closely related to Asian strains of bird flu than to North American strains. …
By Subhash Chandra N S, DH News Service, Bangalore: Sighting owls is considered an ill omen to many people, but for young Aymaan Ataz, the second PU student from St Joseph
The United States pledged an additional $320 million to the global fight against bird flu and warned on Saturday against complacency in combating the virus, which could mutate and cause a deadly pandemic. The figure brings to $949 million Washington's total pledges to fight avian influenza, which has killed 245 …
Early Birds, an environmental NGO, has expressed its resentment over the recent move by the State Government to transfer a big plot of land of the Khanapara Veterinary College campus to a private party to build a five-star hotel. In a statement, Early Birds said that though the State
Members of PETA recreate a scene outside Rail Bhawan in New Delhi to highlight how elephants are killed in rail accidents. Expressing concern over elephants being killed in train accidents across the country, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) on Thursday used a dummy elephant to recreate a …
Over centuries, the Changpas have survived in Ladakh with their flocks of sheep, goats, yaks and horses horses in a delicate balance with nature, forever careful of its scarce resource: pastures. This very system is under strain today, as a variety of reasons have led to the shrinking of Ladakh's …
Awareness and preparedness is crucial to tackle an outbreak of bird flu before next winter. The issue was underscored in a recent NGO network orientation workshop on avian influenza organised by CARE Bangladesh, says a press release. Keynote Papers were presented by Dr Abdul Baqi, Project Director, Strengthening of Support …
Amid fresh bird-flu worries, the director general of the Department of Livestock Services has stressed the need for a multi-sectoral approach to make people aware about the risks of the disease that rattled the country
In order to enhance milk production, the state is aiming to set up hi-tech diaries. The Centre has increased the financial allocation to the state for the purpose. The provision for the self-finance schemes has also been revised with the Government proposing Rs 600 lakh for its implementation. Milk production …
