Animal Diseases

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding pollution of Godavari river, Telangana, 29/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …

Handbook on cattle rearing

KOMUL President Kadenahalli Nagaraj said that measures are being taken to distribute a manual containing information on cattle rearing, disease prevention, vaccination to the associations and milk producers by the Milk Federation. Inaugurating the new building of the Milk Producer Co-operative Society in Byrakur village of Mulubagal taluk on Saturday, …

Bad for wildlife, bad for people

Spread of diseases due to climate change may be preventable WILDLIFE is closely linked to the ecosystems and a slight disturbance can have a major impact on the health of animals. Changes in temperatures and rainfall due to global warming make animals vulnerable to the diseases they contract or transmit. …

Dental fluorosis in domestic animals

High fluoride level in drinking water causes different kinds of toxicosis in humans and animals. The present investigation was undertaken to observe different forms of enamal mottling in mature and immature domestic animals consuming water containing fluoride below the maximum permissible level.

6000 chickens die, fear of flu spreads

Dec. 19: Reports of more chicken deaths from Gajole block reached the authorities in Malda town today when they were planning to wrap up the culling operation in bird flu-hit Narhatta. Gram panchayat pradhan Sahanur Biswas said 6,000 chickens had died in Gajole.

Asom focuses on reducing bird flu risk in humans

GUWAHATI, Dec 19: Although culling operations are over in various parts of the state, Asom is concentrating on reducing bird flu infection risk in humans as cases of its relapse have been reported. Such cases had been reported from Barpeta district where culling operations formally got over, official sources said …

Bird flu spreads in Assam and Bengal

Dec. 18: State animal resources development minister Anisur Rahman asked the people in the state to "learn to live with bird diseases". Mr Rahman feels that in a country like India, outbreak of bird flu is quite but natural and the government also cannot ask the people to stop farming …

Poultry farmers running short of feed

JORHAT, Dec 18: The government directive banning movement of all poultry products including chicken feed has caught poultry farmers in the State between the devil and the deep sea. In those districts where the deadly H5N1 virus has surfaced, the poultry is killed either by the flu or by subsequent …

Culling operation in Dibrugarh to end today

DIBRUGARH, Dec 18: The ongoing culling operation will end here tomorrow. The rapid response teams have 12,000 birds till yesterday since they started their work on December 12. Talking to The Sentinel, the district veterinary officer Dr Manik Das said that 25 teams are in action in 22 municipal wards …

Unnatural death of birds in new areas

GUWAHATI, Dec 16: With more reports of unnatural death of birds coming from various parts of the State, the avian influenza seems to have gone out control of the State Veterinary Department that could not meet the December 16 deadline for completion of culling operation set by the Union Veterinary …

Culling operations end; Govt to compensate farmers

SHILLONG: The Animal Husbandry and Veterinary (AH&V;) Department has begun spraying of disinfectants, including sodium hypochloride, in the villages of Ri-Bhoi district bordering Assam, where at least 1100 birds have been culled as a precautionary measure against bird flu. The State Government would pay Rs 75 and Rs 35 for …

Bird flu threat: State Govt bans poultry import

SHILLONG: With bird flu spreading to at least nine districts of Assam and parts of Bangladesh bordering Meghalaya, the State Government has banned import of poultry and poultry products from that state and the neighbouring country. In view of the gravity of the flu situation, the Centre has rushed Animal …

Cows dying of neglect at go-sadans

NEW DELHI: Overcrowding, poor sanitation and infectious diseases are among the factors causing the death of cows at the five go-sadans in the Capital. The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has conveyed this to the Delhi High Court in reply to a public interest litigation that on an average 100 cattle …

Assam bird flu due to farm filth: PETA

Guwahati: The People for Ethical Treatment to Animals (PETA) says that bird flu in Assam was due to farm filth. In a strongly-worded report they said, they had arrived at the conclusion after a secret survey was made on 40 farms in Assam, besides information from the Government departments. ''Leading …

Avian flu alert in Mlaya

SHILLONG, Dec 9: Following the outbreak of avian flu in Asom, the Meghalaya Government has banned the import of chicken and other poultry products from outside the State. Director of the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department Dr D Khonglah said the import of poultry products are banned only in the …

Bird Flu alert sounded in Guwahati Zoo

GUWAHATI, Dec 8: The outbreak of bird flu in Assam is confirmed after laboratory tests. Assam State Zoo and Botanical Garden has come up with various precautionary measures inside and in the surrounding areas of the zoo in the wake culling operations which had started in the state. The zoo …

Tripura ARDD asked to keep vigil on birds

AGARTALA, Dec 8: With the spread of bird flu in Assam and Mizoram, Tripura Animal Resource Development Department (ARDD) has urged poultry growers to keep a close vigil on birds in the state and report any unnatural deaths. ARDD officials also put forest, wildlife and panchayat people on alert following …

Jorhat ready to meet bird flu threat

JORHAT, Dec 5: Though no case of any bird flu has been reported here so far, the Jorhat district administration is taking all necessary precautions to tackle the possible outbreak of the dreaded disease. At an emergency meeting called by Jorhat Deputy Commissioner Ms LS Changsan at her office chamber …

Sivasagar district administration bans entry of poultry

JOYSAGAR, Dec 4: The Sivasagar district administration has banned the entry of poultry to Sivasagar district to prevent the spread of bird flue in Sivasagar district. The precautionary step was taken at a meeting held at the at the conference hall of the deputy commissioner

About 3 lakh birds to be culled in Palasbari: DC

Round-the-clock police vigil to prevent movement of poultry birds and products from the affected areas is on, but it

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