Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of In Re: Unchecked cattle sheds on the opposite side of police outpost in Bidhannagar, dispute regarding its demolition Vs Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Environment, Government of West Bengal & Others dated 19/03/2024. Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation …
KOLKATA, 14 SEPT: The state animal resources development (ARD) department will start a livestock census tomorrow. Mr Uday Shankar Nandi, the Milk Commissioner and Special Secretary of the ARD department, said this will be the nineteenth livestock census in West Bengal and his department will collect data on livestock including …
The Orissa High Court on Wednesday directed the State Government and police to take strong measures to curb the illegal transportation of cattle from different districts to outside the State. Disposing of the PIL filed by general secretary of citybased Legal Support and Social Action (LESSA) organisation, Gadadhar Sahoo and …
This study was carried out to investigate the status of brucellosis in cattle under various management systems in Adamawa, Kaduna and Kano states, northern Nigeria. Using multi-stage sampling, serum samples of 4,745 cattle from 271 herds were tested using the Rose-Bengal plate-agglutination test (RBPT) and positives were confirmed using a …
Two U.S. states that depend on the livestock industry are adding their voices to a string of states asking Washington to ease pressure on corn prices by suspending rules that send a large share of the crop to produce ethanol. Georgia, the center of U.S. poultry production, and New Mexico, …
Raise procurement price by Aug 8, they warn Chandigarh: Dairy farmers and Milkfed are heading for a showdown with the former demanding a 20 per cent increase in the procurement price of milk and the latter showing reluctance to do so. Commercial dairy farmers, who supply 30 per cent of …
Absence of rain, heat affect growth of green fodder resulting in poor yield by milch cattle Bathinda: The rise in temperature has not only affected the humans but also the cattle with the production of milk going down by more than 50 per cent. The reduction in the production of …
That mother’s milk is best for newborns holds true not only for human beings, but also for animals. A newborn cow or buffalo calf needs mother’s milk for at least three months, but it has been by and large seen that newborn calves are not paid adequate attention at dairy …
Earlier, many nursing mothers inIndia breastfed their babies for a longer period of time. But with changing times, women have begun weaning babies off breast milk much earlier. Data from the National Family Health Survey 3 report indicates that many mothers stop exclusive breastfeeding prematurely, with only 69% infants less …
The high court will rule on Thursday on whether farmers and landowners can legally cull thousands of badgers to tackle tuberculosis in cattle. The Badger Trust says government proposals for two pilot culls are "very, very controversial" and should be stopped. The trust is asking Mr Justice Ouseley to quash …
Beijing: Chinese scientists claimed to have bred the world’s first genetically-modified calf that would produce low-lactose milk in two years, state media said on Monday. The calf, named ‘Lakes’, was born on April 24 at a lab of Inner Mongolia Agricultural University. “It is healthy and strong,” lab professor Zhang …
India is set to emerge as the world's leading beef exporter this year, the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service has forecast. India will ship roughly 1.5 million tonnes of beef in 2012, surpassing current top exporter Australia, according to the USDA report. That is more than double …
A Delhi court has directed the police to register an FIR against Sanjay Gandhi Animal Care Centre (SGACC), which is run by BJP MP Maneka Gandhi. According to a complaint registered with the court, 36 animals died at the centre because its employees allegedly failed to perform their duties. “The …
Members of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) agreed on Wednesday on cattle breeding rules, its first ever deal on livestock production. The deal, approved by OIE's 178 members apart from South Africa, includes measures such as ensuring cattle beefs' health, breeding environment, genetic selection, Director General Bernard Vallat …
After last year’s failed rainfall dried up most wells and the depeleting water table drove the hand pumps to a trickle, farmers in the nearly 200 villages in Mann and Khatav talukas in Satara are now struggling to save their cattle. While both farmers and their livestock await government relief …
Baramati: In a region where farmers either work in the fields or breed cows, milk production is the indicator for the impact of the drought on the latter section. Many dairy farmers in Baramati’s so-called dry zone have sold their cows in the absence of enough water to feed them …
Bangalore: Power struggle, politicking and blame game are keeping state BJP leaders busy. And there is no one to pay attention to the problems faced by drought-hit people in the districts. The chief minister, his colleagues and party legislators should have been helping out people of 123 drought-affected taluks. Instead, …
Chandigarh: Introduced barely three months ago, sexed semen which helps dairy farmers get only female calves from their cows is already a rage. The state had imported 5,000 sexed semen straws from the US three months ago under a pilot project. There is a demand for more even as farmers …
KOIDA (SUNDARGARH): Forced by declining returns from farming in ecologically fragile areas and virtually no regular labour-intensive jobs, several villagers have been taking to goat farming -- goatery. Goats ensure income to nearly 25 families of Bahamba village in Koida block. For these extremely poor families in the Maoist-infested block …
PHULBANI: The only milk chilling plant here, established 17 years back, is kaput due to multiple reasons. In 1995, the plant with storage capacity of 4,000 litres was established at a cost of ` 30 lakh on the outskirts of Phulbani town. The aim was to trade surplus milk produced …
With 2% of cattle population in the country, Punjab contributes 8% to total milk output Chandigarh: Punjab, which has for long been known as the food bowl of the country, could now be termed as its milk bowl too. The state has not only topped the country in average milk …
