Animal Husbandry
Sustainable fish production with minimum ecological impact: Need of hour
Abstract Aquaculture is considered as an option to cope with the food demand in several >>>
Animal Diseases
Toxoplasmosis: Infection, transmission and Treatment
Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by Toxoplasma gondii. It can be found in cat faeces and undercooked meat, especially lamb and pork. It can also be transmitted through contaminated water. Toxoplasmosis can be deadly or cause serious birth defects for a foetus if the mother becomes infected. >>>
Swine Farming
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 per kilometer which progressively decreases towards west side of the district. This area constitutes 53 percent of total geographical area of Hoshiarpur district. >>>
Animal Husbandry News
“Pashudhan Sarvekshan Samitis” will be constituted in all blocks of Haryana State
Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal has said that with the objective to provide shelter >>>
Animal Husbandry News
Union Minister Shri Giriraj Singh presents awards to the winners of Startup India-Animal Husbandry Grand Challenge
Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri Giriraj Singh, was the chief guest >>>
Animal Diseases
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 are seasonal breeders. Most of the goats are ready for breeding only during winter months when the nights are longer. >>>
Animal Husbandry
Animal Welfare Practices Followed During Summer Season
Animal welfare is undertaking micro animal husbandry practices on the livestock at the farm, and is directly related to health, reproduction & production of animals under comfortable as well as animal friendly environment. Animal welfare practices have a positive effect on production and reproduction performance of dairy animals. >>>
Animal Diseases
Assam CM Sonowal takes stock of swine fever situation
When people of Assam are fighting against novel coronavirus, another pestilence has hit the state, >>>
Animal Husbandry News
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 scientific practices through education and skill training of the unemployed youth, farmers and women about profitable livestock farming viz. Dairy, Poultry, Piggery, Goatry, Fisheries etc. >>>
Animal Husbandry News
Dr Chirantan Kadian elected to serve as Councilor World Veterinary Association
On 7th April 2020, the new-elected World Veterinary Association (WVA) Council began its 2-year mandate >>>
Animal Diseases
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 usually eat soil when they are transferred from one compartment to the other or when they are brought to the milking parlour. >>>
Animal Diseases
African Swine Fever (ASF) Disease
African swine fever (ASF) is a highly contagious hemorrhagic viral disease of domestic and wild >>>
Animal Nutrition
Newer feed resources for safe usage in livestock feeding
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. >>>
Poultry Farming
Backyard Poultry: A boon for the rural youths
Village Dharali is a heaven of its kind in Distt. Uttarkashi which entraps the serene of mind from the incessantly flowing devine river Ganges. It is situated at an altitude of 648 metres above the sea level, around 80 kms from Uttarkashi and 6 kms from Harsil. >>>
