Livestock Census is a regular quinquennial exercise of Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD). The first Livestock Census was conducted in the year 1919 and last census i.e. 20th Livestock Census was conducted in 2019. The 21st Livestock Census exercise has been launched across the country on 25th October, …
Meera Iyer walks along the Neelangarai beach in Chennai and discovers a thing or two about saving vulnerable Olive Ridleys. A near-full moon sparkled on the midnight waters of the Bay of Bengal. All was quiet save for the soothing sound of waves. But this was no time to tarry …
The study was planned to find the most suitable and profitable sustainable livestock and crop production system in different agro climatic zones of Bihar. The present study is the part of the National Agricultural Technology Product (NATP) entitled "Livestock Crop Production System Analysis for Sustainable Production System (Mission Mode)".
The Central Zoo Authority (CZA) has launched a nation-wide conservation breeding of 63 critically endangered species. Such a programme had been mooted in 1992, but it did not take off for various reasons.
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
Khammam, Oct. 12: In an attempt to protect and increase the number of Ongole breed of oxen in the state, an association called the AP Ongole Cattle Breeders Welfare Association has been formed. The organisation will assist farmers raising the Ongole ox. The minister for information, technology and sports, Mr …
Livestock sector plays a significant role in the rural economy of India. It contributes about 5 per cent of the total gross domestic product (GDP) and one-fourth of the agricultural GDP. The sector is unique in terms of employment opportunities as two-thirds of female workforce in rural India is engaged …
Animals genetically engineered to produce drugs and healthier foods will be subjected to review to help protect consumers from any unknown risks, the US Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday. The FDA published detailed proposed guidelines that producers of genetically engineered animals would have to follow to determine if …
Syed Akbar IN A major ecological exercise a team of scientists at the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, has successfully produced seahorses in captivity. The success of NIO
Agartala: Sipahijala zoo authorities will soon launch a project of captive breeding of four endangered animals -- spectacles monkey, clouded leopard, binturong and pigtailed macaque, official sources said here on Tuesday. All the four species of animals are found in Tripura but they are virtually on the verge of extinction …
National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources and National Institute of Animal genetics were set up on 21st September, 1984. At present the Bureau has fully developed Information System on Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resources. The Bureau is engaged in the characterization and evaluation of Livestock and Poultry genetic resources of …
Indian red jungle fowl are genetically pure it was believed that genetic contamination was driving the Indian red fowl to the verge of extinction. Inter-breeding with domestic chicken had upset their genetic integrity. But that may not be the case, a study has found out. India
Duck farming is gaining popularity in Mymensingh, with both the poor and rich people getting involved in the business. The poor and middle-class families are doing the business by taking loan from different non-governmental organisations and the government's cooperative department. The rich are involved in the business as lenders to …
Rajahmundry, July 8: In a major shift, upland farmers find it more remunerative to rear a special breed of cows which gives more milk instead of farming in East Godavari. Farmers from upland areas always find it difficult to raise crops as their sources of irrigation are mainly borewells and …
When the clouds gather over Idupulapaya, local people can now get to see peacocks dancing. After gifting a botanical garden, a deer park and an IIIT for Idupulapaya in his native district Kadapa, the Chief Minister, Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy, has ordered the release of 67 peacocks and peahens …
Animals reared in natural, outdoor conditions without nasty modern drugs yield healthier meat, right? Not necessarily. Wondwossen Gebreyes and colleagues at Ohio State University in Columbus tested US pigs for antibodies - telltale signs of infection - to pathogens that can also affect humans. They found traces of Salmonella in …
To increase genetic diversity of cattle Regulatory authority planned THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State cattle breeding policy, announced by Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan here on Monday, proposes more attention to improvement of the genetic stock of cattle in Kasaragod, Kannur, Wayanad, Malappuram, Idukki and Palakkad districts. This is in view of …
The safari park in Cox's Bazar has failed in breeding of the sweet-water crocodiles gifted by the Indian authorities more than two years back. The Indian government gave 40 sweeter-water crocodiles as a gift to Bangladesh from its reptile bank in Chennai at the end of 2005, official sources said. …
