Care of Dogs during Diwali Festivities
Dogs are more sensitive to sound stimuli as compared to humans. This can be easily judged from the fact that the auditory pain threshold in dogs is approximatel... Read more.
Avoiding Disasters While Using Liquid Nitrogen Gas in Field Conditions
Semen of domestic animals is one of the biological materials which is kept stored in liquid nitrogen gas for very long periods. >>>... Read more.
Chief causes of extended recumbency in bovines
Under normal circumstances, a bovine spends about 9-10 hours in standing position and 14-15 hours while resting on a comfortable floor. A completely healthy mil... Read more.
Importance of policy of Preventing Diseases in Bovine Herds
There is an old saying, “An ounce of prevention is better than a pound of cure”. This adage becomes more suitable when we come to talk about dairy farming. ... Read more.
Taming the heifer at first milking
When a heifer calves for the first time, she has to experience a set of completely new maneuvers. Since she is not accustomed to these procedures, she can pose ... Read more.
Water Resources for Livestock in Kandi Tract of Hoshiarpur District
Hoshiarpur district is located in the foothills of Shivaliks in the northeastern part of the State. It has two distinct regions: Kandi tract (Sub-mountainous ar... Read more.
Strategies for improving animal nutrition in Kandi area of Punjab
Punjab is primarily an agricultural State where the main stay of rural masses is agriculture and allied enterprises including animal husbandry. Kandi area of Pu... Read more.
Tips for Starting a New Buffalo Farm in Punjab
Punjab is home to about 39.99 lakh buffaloes and 25.32 lakh cattle (2019). This is just 2.16 per cent of total population of dairy animals in India. Dairy anima... Read more.
Importance of Pig Farming in Kandi Area of Hoshiarpur District of Punjab
The Kandi area in Hoshiarpur district is located at the foot of Shivaliks and covers the sub-mountainous undulating plain with a slope of more than 16 meters pe... Read more.
Pseudo-pregnancy in Goats
Goat farming is one of the principal livelihoods of livestock farmers in Kandi area of Punjab and beetle is the major breed available in the area. These goats a... Read more.
Ambassador Dairy Entrepreneur Sh. Ranjit Singh Rohlen- Successful Extension Linkage of Veterinary University
One of the mandates of Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana is to uplift the livestock sector in the state of Punjab with latest s... Read more.
Voluntary Soil Eating in Cattle
While visiting dairy farms in Punjab, we noticed on many occasions the unnatural behaviour of cows eating soil. According to the concerned farmers, cattle usual... Read more.
Management at livestock farms during emergencies like Covid-19
Certain infectious diseases are so contagious and fatal that prevention by whatever means or methods is the only way to ward them off. Covid-19 is one such dise... Read more.