World Wildlife Week-2024 Celebration

Animal Husbandry News

College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, CAU, Jalukie and Divisional Forest Office, Jalukie, Govt. of Nagaland jointly organized the “World Wildlife Week-2024” on 2nd and 3rd of Oct’ 2024. >>>

Insights into the current Livestock Health and Animal Disease status of India

Animal Diseases

India is an agrarian country and a large portion of rural population depends on agriculture and animal health sector. Livestock population of our country is approximately 536 million (Livestock census, GOI, 2019) which is highest in world and a large number of population depend on livestock for their income and livelihood. Livestock sector contribute 4.5% of GDP and 25.6% of the agriculture and allied sector. >>>

Newer feed resources for safe usage in livestock feeding

Animal Nutrition

Several newer feed resources have been evaluated and found useful for livestock feeding. There is a need to upscale these technologies for wider application. Of late certain local feed resources like azolla, areca sheath, maize kadbi, fruit residues, ayurvedic residues, brewery and residues have been found useful and farmers have started using some of them in the livestock ration. >>>

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Animal Diseases

Beyond Chemicals: Alternative, Sustainable, and Biological Tick Control Methods with an Indian Perspective

India is home to over 193 million cattle and 110 million buffaloes; more than 23% of global milk production comes from this country. But lurking on the skin of these animals is a tiny enemy: the tick. These blood-sucking parasites are not just a nuisance; they cause anaemia, reduce milk yield, retard growth, and transmit deadly diseases like babesiosis, theileriosis, and anaplasmosis. Each tick sucks no fewer than 30 drops of blood to complete its life cycle. Multiply that by thousands of ticks on a single animal, and the loss is staggering. >>>

Animal Diseases

Brain-Eating Amoeba: The Unseen Threat

As summer temperatures soar, the call of cool, refreshing water becomes irresistible. But lurking in some warm freshwater lies a microscopic organism with a terrifying reputation: Naegleria fowleri, often dubbed the “brain-eating amoeba.” While infections are exceptionally rare, the almost always fatal outcome makes it a subject of both fear and fascination. >>>

Animal Husbandry News

World Wildlife Week-2024 Celebration

College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, CAU, Jalukie and Divisional Forest Office, Jalukie, Govt. of Nagaland jointly organized the “World Wildlife Week-2024” on 2nd and 3rd of Oct’ 2024. >>>

Animal Diseases

CT Scan: A Game Changer For Veterinary Medicine

In today’s world, every pet owner wants the best possible care for their furry friend. Advances in veterinary medicine have led to improved diagnostic tools, and one of the most significant game changers is CT scan. A CT scan (computed tomography) is a non-invasive diagnostic tool that uses X-rays and computer technology to produce detailed cross-sectional images of the body. In veterinary medicine, CT scans are used to visualise internal structures, diagnose disease, and guide treatment plans >>>

Animal Husbandry

Stem Cells in Veterinary Practice

Stem cells are very important in veterinary medicine for various reasons. Numerous stem cell treatments are now being administered to animal patients; some of these have proven beneficial in the market, such as mesenchymal stem cell >>>

Animal Diseases

Porcine Circovirus 2

Porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) has a place with the viral family Circoviridae and the genus Circovirus. Circoviruses are little, single‐stranded nonenveloped DNA infections that have an unsegmented round genome. >>>

Animal Diseases

Monkeypox in animals

With more than 31,000 confirmed cases of monkeypox worldwide, health authorities are warning that it’s not just people who are at risk from the disease even pets can get monkeypox, too. With monkeypox spreading in humans throughout the world, veterinarians have begun to worry about the increased risk of monkeypox spreading from humans to animals. >>>

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