Following the deaths of 10 buffaloes at Lake Nakuru National Park, vaccination to combat the deadly anthrax disease kicked off Thursday morning at Naishi in Molo. County Director of Veterinary Services Mr Enos Amunynzu said the exercise will continue until the disease is contained. He said they would cover Solai, …
In a recent paper, Anagol, Etang and Karlan (2013) consider the income generated by these owning a cow or a buffalo in two districts of Uttar Pradesh, India. The net profit generated ignoring labour costs, gives rise to a small positive rate of return. Once any reasonable estimate of labour …
The livestock wealth of India is one of the highest in world. India is the world’s largest exporter of buffalo meat and accounts for 58 per cent of the world's buffalo population. Buffalo in India contributes about 30% of total meat production in the country. However despite this potential and …
Despite a relatively successful vaccination campaign undertaken by the Animal Disease Control Project of the government, foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks have been reported from different parts of the district, including the City Corporation limits, in the past two months. Veterinary officials have attributed the cause of spread of virus to …
The Bombay high court on Tuesday directed the Maharashtra government inform it of the steps it proposes to take to ensure that the funds earmarked for tribal welfare actually reached the beneficiaries. A division bench of Justice V M Kanade and Justice K R Shriram has asked the state to …
Punjab government will spend Rs1.4 billion to increase meat and milk production in the province. According to official sources, nearly, 30 to 35 million population living in rural areas of the province is directly or indirectly depend on livestock sector and the Punjab government very much interested in this sector. …
The Supreme Court on Monday directed concerned organizations to shift Asiatic lions from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh. Asiatic lions will have a second home in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno wildlife sanctuary as the apex court permitted their relocation in limited numbers from Gujarat's Gir forest. The Supreme Court rejected Narendra Modi …
Mumbai: The sudden spurt in leopard attacks and increased instances of leopard spotting around Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) are primarily due to the high density of human population and concentration of small prey on the periphery, a year-long study has revealed. The study, “Mumbaikars for SGNP”, was conducted by …
Guwahati: The famed abode on one-horned Indian rhino and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kaziranga National Park in Assam has faced tough challenge to keep rampaging rhino poachers under check basically because of growing number of settlements suspected illegal migrants from Bangladesh around the Park’s core area. The poachers have …
Amul Procures Record 164L Kg Milk Per Day Vadodara: Gujarat—the cradle of India’s White Revolution—has beaten Punjab in milk production by emerging as the fourth largest milk producing state of India, world’s largest milk producer. Amul, the homegrown milk brand, marketed by Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) on its …
ITANAGAR: Researchers from Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU), near here have claimed to spot three endangered species of vultures at Dying Ering Wildlife Sanctuary in East Siang district, during the course of research studies. The team of researchers including Dr Daniel Mize, RGU Assistant Professor and Junior Research fellow Rajat Chetry …
Zimbabwe has lost a total of 190 elephants due to water shortage this year, according to wildlife authorities. The country's Parks and Wildlife Management Authority said the elephants died during the dry season at the Hwange National Park, the largest in the country, Xinhua reported. Last year, the park lost …
At a time when wild buffaloes, an endangered mammal species, are facing extinction, the state forest department has joined hands with leading NGOs to keep hopes alive to save the last remaining population. At a three-day workshop on 'Action planning for conservation of wild buffaloes in Central India' in the …
The endangered Asiatic wild water buffaloes largely found in Central India are now on the radar of conservationists from across the world. The international and national experts in their four-day meet from Monday in Maharashtra is to draw up an action plan for their protection. According to experts, the global …
The Asiatic Wild Water Buffalo Bubalus arnee is an endangered species restricted to South and Southeast Asia. Nepal’s only population survives in the Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve which is located on the floodplain of the Koshi River, a tributary of Ganga. This species is under threat due to high anthropogenic …
With a view to save the rare species of wild buffalo (Ban Bhainsa) from extinction, State Government has invited famous wildlife embryo biotechnology expert Dr SK Singla of Hissar, Haryana to Udanti Sanctuary for preparing clone of the lone female wild buffalo, Asha, left in the sanctuary, a forest official …
JORHAT: The recent floods in the State has left a trail of devastation not only to lives and properties of the people but also on livestock. More than 8,000 animals as well as birds died in Jorhat district alone and at least 2 lakh were affected. The deaths of animals …
PCB claims ‘zero’ discharge from factories SAMBA: Eight buffaloes were killed while four others fell ill after they consumed poisonous water from a nallah coming from SIDCO Industrial complex Samba to Basantar river this afternoon. The members of the Gujjar community whose cattle were grazing near river Basantar came to …
AHMEDABAD: The Food Safety Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has made it mandatory for the food and drugs department of every state to test for harmful bacteria like e coli in milk this year. This apart, the milk producers too will have to test for bacterial content like staphaureus and …
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 …
The high-density reserve covers 1,000 square kilometers “Kaziranga is one of the highest density tiger habitats in the country and has a healthy breeding source population,” says a report released on Monday. It has over 100 tigers, the estimate based on the annual monitoring carried out in 2009, 2010 and …
