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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. >>>

From Passion to Profit: The Success Story of a Commercial Pig Farming Enterprise in Karnataka

July 17, 2026

ig farming has evolved has an economically important livestock enterprise that has contributed significantly to rural employment, income generation and nutritional security. This case study documents the successful establishment and management of a commercial pig farm owned by Mr. Subbareddy in Kaiwara village, Chintamani taluk, Chikkaballapur district, Karnataka. >>>

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. >>>

Eliminating dog- mediated Rabies in India by 2030

October 17, 2020

We, almost all are more or less familiar with the disease rabies and realize it’s important as is direct Zoonotic disease means it can be transmitted to the human through a vertebrate host. >>>

Diseases of Cattle Associated with Lymph Node Affection

December 18, 2021

Lymph nodes are bean shaped small lymphoid glandular structures. Lymph nodes are usually considered as important organs where diseases and abnormalities are most likely to produce visible >>>

Paratuberculosis/Johne’s disease in Yaks

May 24, 2021

Paratuberculosis, also known as Johne’s disease, is a chronic, wasting, granulomatous disease that affects ruminants, including yaks, and causes changes in antibody levels, a decline in animal production >>>

Green Milk- made in a laboratory without any cows

October 27, 2020

Can milk be made in a laboratory without any cows? and can it be as nutritious as natural milk? TurtleTree Labs, the world’s first startup to develop lab-grown milk with the same composition as real dairy milk without any cows >>>

Processing of Roughages to improve its quality

September 17, 2021

The feeding of ruminant livestock in many countries of the world is dependent on readily available low quality roughages or crop residues. In poorer countries that are densely populated >>>

Importance of Candling of eggs in improving income from Poultry

March 20, 2022

India is considered as one of the fastest growing economies of the world. Animal Husbandry sector contributes more than 25% to India’s agriculture GDP and adds directly more than 4% >>>

Importance and requirement of salt in animal feed

September 28, 2021

Common salt eaten by animals is made up of two elements sodium and chloride and chemically it is sodium chloride. Both these elements are required by animals. There is 0.2 percent blood sodium in >>>

Azolla: As a potential livestock feed

May 14, 2021

Azolla is a small floating fern also known as duck weed is genus of seven species of aquatic ferns belongs to the family Salviniaceae. The fern Azolla, hosts a symbiotic blue green algae >>>

Need of balanced ration for dairy animals

November 1, 2020

It has often been pointed out that productivity of milch animals in India is very >>>

Antimicrobial Resistance A global threat

Antibacterial Resistance: All or None Phenomenon?

October 1, 2022

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) may be responsible for approximately 90% of the predicted deaths to occur in Asia and Africa by 2050 >>>

African Swine Fever: An Overview

December 9, 2021

African swine fever (ASF) is a trans-boundary, OIE listed viral disease of domestic and wild pigs belonging to family Suidae (all breeds and ages). It is also known as warthog disease and African >>>