In China, the outbreak of the African Swine Fever is expected to result in a 27% drop in the production of pigmeat, the country’s most consumed meat product. Using the OECD-FAO Aglink-Cosimo model, this paper examines the impact of this production shortfall on global markets for livestock products and animal …
The Kohima Municipal Council wishes to make Kohima free of pigs and dogs as a massive drive for cleanliness and beautification of the town began today. Er. Y. Chuba Ao, an Adviser to the municipal council, said selected colonies of Kohima would be declared
For several decades, a diverse literature has claimed that urban agriculture has the potential for hunger and poverty alleviation. This article reviews empirical data from equatorial Africa that touch on this assertion, updating the work on the subject published in the mid-1990s. Research, largely from East Africa but also including …
he eight states in North East India (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram,Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura) are ethnically and culturally akin to South East Asia and are amongst the poorest in India with a much higher proportion of the population below the poverty line (35%) than the national average (26%). …
Under the auspices of the Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Gossaigaon, a day-long training programme on scientific pig farming was held on the premises of Jaflong Harimandir in Ganger village of Kokrajhar district. The training was aimed at creating motivation among the marginalised villagers to adopt livestock as a way and mean …
Cairo: It is unlikely anyone has ever come to this city and commented on how clean the streets are. But this litterstrewn metropolis is now wrestling with a garbage problem so severe it has managed to incite its weary residents and command the attention of the president.
You may write off cow urine as a mere excreta, but a Birsa Agricultural University (BAU) study has proved that it can help increasing reproductive capacity of hens and harden the outer shell of eggs.
New Delhi: Researchers in Malaysia have confirmed infections among humans with the Plasmodium knowlesi strain of malaria, which till now was believed to only infect monkeys, in particular the long-tailed and pig-tailed macaques. According to a study published in
People panicked by swine flu continue to throng different hospitals of the capital seeking remedy. About 1,242 patients were given treatment in Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) till Monday morning. Though the government has taken initiatives to make the anti-viral drug 'Oseltamivir' easily available for the common people, they are …
Hypotheses about the genesis of novel H1N1 influenza (the pandemic strain of swine flu) range far and wide. Some public health and epidemiology experts are taking a fresh look at concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) , which they say provide ideal conditions that facilitate the mutation of viral pathogens into …
Mizoram today stepped up vigil along the border after some persons infected with swine flu were detected in neighbouring Manipur, officials said. Check posts in Mizoram-Manipur border village and other areas were on high alert and ban on import of pigs had been clamped, State Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Director …
AIZAWL, Aug 10: Many families in Mizoram were saying no to pork in their Sunday morning meals since 1,000 pigs have died of swine flu so far. Official sources here today said there had been no report of swine flu in human beings so far, adding the dead pigs were …
ROURKELA: AMID reports of swine flu scare spreading in Orissa, the tribal-dominated Sundargarh district has taken precautionary measures to face the menace effectively. There has been no established positive case of the influenza, yet leaving nothing to chance the district health and veterinary administration have swung into action. Accordingly, Rourkela-based …
It is unfortunate that family members of the patient recently isolated at the Chicalim Cottage Hospital on account of Swine Flu say they are being shunned by people around them. Swine Flu, like any other ordinary flu, is completely curable. Once cured, a patient cannot infect anyone else. In the …
Aizawl: As many as 501 pigs in Mizoram have fallen prey to swine fever and the monetary losses have been estimated at Rs 25 lakh, veterinary officials said on Tuesday. However, the officials assured that there was no reason to panic as swine fever cannot be contracted by human beings, …
