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

July 27, 2026

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. >>>

Brain-Eating Amoeba: The Unseen Threat

July 25, 2026

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. >>>

Beyond Treatment: The Silent Philosophy of a Veterinarian in India

February 20, 2026

In a country where animals are worshipped as deities, depended upon as livelihood, and yet often neglected in suffering, the role of a veterinarian exists in a quiet paradox. We are neither fully seen nor entirely invisible, standing at the intersection of compassion, science, and silent service. >>>

World Wildlife Week-2024 Celebration

October 4, 2024

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. >>>

CT Scan: A Game Changer For Veterinary Medicine

October 3, 2024

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 >>>

Emerging diseases of Livestock and Poultry in Nagaland

September 21, 2024

Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Jalukie, Nagaland organized an awareness programme on “Emerging diseases of Livestock and Poultry in Nagaland” for Livestock and Poultry Farmers in Peren district of Nagaland” >>>

Awareness Programme on Management of Pig Reproduction

August 31, 2024

A one day awareness programme on Management of Pig Reproduction is organized by the Department of VGO, College of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Jalukie, Nagaland” for pig breeders. >>>

Dr. Kailash Uniyal, President of the Uttarakhand Veterinary Council, held a formal meeting today with Shri S.P. Baghel, Hon’ble Minister of State Government of India, and Dr. Umesh Chandra Sharma, President VCI.

August 7, 2024

Dr. Kailash Uniyal, President of the Uttarakhand Veterinary Council, held a formal meeting today with Shri S.P. Baghel, Hon’ble Minister of State Government of India, and Dr. Umesh Chandra Sharma, President VCI. >>>

Stem Cells in Veterinary Practice

May 24, 2024

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 >>>

Importance of Antibiotic Sensitivity Test in treating Bovine Mastitis

May 24, 2024

Mastitis is one of the most important economical diseases of dairy cattle. Generally, the clinical form of mastitis divided into mild, moderate or severe. >>>

Bilateral Vision Loss due to Canine Babesiosis: A laboratory Case Report

May 24, 2024

Canine babesiosis is a serious disease among tick-borne haemoprotozoan diseases, globally. Canine babesiosis can range from chronic or subclinical to peracute and fatal, depending on the virulence of the species and the susceptibility of the host. >>>

Breeding Management of Goats

December 3, 2023

Breeding Seasons Dairy goats are usually seasonal breeders. Most breeding occurs in late summer through >>>

Wildlife management, conservation and its challenges

December 3, 2023

Wildlife traditionally refers to undomesticated animal species, but has come to include all organisms that grow or live wild in an area without being introduced by humans. >>>

Present Population and Problems in Pig Farming in India

November 22, 2023

The total Pigs in the country is 9.06 Million in the current Census 2019, declined by 12.03% over the previous Census (2012). About 1.7% of the total livestock is contributed by pigs. >>>

Management of Horses

November 21, 2023

Basic requirements of horses are shelter, feed, water, grooming, waste removal and exercise that will be discussed in this article. >>>

Management of Prolapse in Cattle and Buffalo

May 7, 2021

The vaginal prolapse is more common and looks like a pink mass of tissue about the size of a large grapefruit or volleyball. Prolapse of the uterus is a larger, longer mass, deeper red >>>

National Animal Disease Emergency- Control and Management

May 1, 2020

Animal disease emergencies are significant public health component which might occur in a major outbreak of a zoonotic diseases. For these emergencies well developed framework should be developed for implementing disease control and eradication programmes and for sharing responsibilities among those departments and agencies without involvement of which this plan cannot be completed. >>>

Clean and Safe Milk Production

September 26, 2021

Clean and safe milk “It is the milk drawn from the udder of healthy animals, which is collected in clean, dry milking pail and free from extraneous material like, dirt, dust flies, hay , manure >>>

Management of traumatic proptosis in dogs

August 23, 2020

Globe proptosis is a true ocular emergency. Proptosis is most often traumatic, the degree of trauma required to displace the globe varies greatly and depends on >>>

Automation in poultry feeding

February 10, 2021

Introduction The movement towards automation, increasing productivity, facilitating better data collection and making it easier for managers to supervise employee practices will support today’s >>>

Use of Phytogenic Feed Additives in Poultry Production

May 1, 2020

Now a days, there is rapid development in poultry industry. But due to use of antibiotics, it causes recidual effect which is harmful for consumers. So, rid from this problem , there are so many alternatives are available in India like acidifier, essential oil. >>>

Unilateral facial nerve paralysis in non-descript bullock- A case report

July 26, 2020

Asymmetry of facial expression is frequent with unilateral lesions of the facial nucleus or nerve in most species. Facial paresis is reduced movement of the muscles of facial expression and indicates milder nucleus or nerve involvement. >>>

Brucellosis- World leading Neglected Zoonotic disease

May 1, 2020

Brucellosis is an important bacterial disease with worldwide distribution and consistently ranked among the most economically important zoonosis globally. Particularly in low and middle-income countries it is more prevalent as the misconceptions about Brucella’s true incidence often arise from underreporting and insufficient monitoring data, a lack of financial resources and capacity. >>>

Rumen manipulation: An important strategy to improve livestock productivity

April 23, 2021

Rumen manipulation is expected to improve helpful processes while it reduces, removes, and changes the processes, which are dangerous to the host >>>

Impact of aflatoxin on livestock health

April 24, 2021

Aflatoxin are poisonous, mutagenic and carcinogenic by-products produced by certain fungi that can be found on contaminated agricultural crops and their grain by-products including corn >>>

Canine Parvoviral Enteritis: An update on diagnosis, management and treatment

May 31, 2021

Canine parvovirus (CPV) still is and remains as a major canine pathogen in the world. Canine parvoviral enteritis has been a widespread and significant cause of morbidity and mortality in young dogs >>>

Road Map of Rural Development in Uttarakhand The Badri Cow Model

May 1, 2020

Modern agriculture witnessed the green revolution through the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides and hybrid seeds of different cereals, pulses etc. in order to have sufficient food for our ever-increasing population. We are number one in the world in milk production, which is achieved through importation of exotic animals, crossbreeding with indigenous cows and buffaloes. >>>

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