Animal Husbandry News

Success story of backyard poultry farmer in Uttarakhand

Smt Reena Rawat from village Raidul of Block Pauri, Uttarakhand has started a mother poultry unit on her own with her technical knowledge whatever she knows and few 1000 rupees. Four months ago this woman poultry farmer (house wife) got motivated and started rearing a poultry farm of around 1000 birds with zero investment as she used old huts in the village to keep the birds and started earning. If one says that he/she does not have any facility to do farming than one must know that “Where there is a will, there is a way” as this farm is located some 3-4 odd kms from main road. >>>

Dairy Husbandry

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 great threat to her handlers. The very first milking after calving is mostly uneventful in pluriparous animals. However, the farmer could lead himself into trouble once a heifer at his farm calves. >>>