Animal Breeds

Ensuring Quality Compounded Feeds For Dairy Animals

July 29, 2020 Dr. Madhu Shelly

India ranks first in milk production accounting for 18.5 percent of world production (Economic survey 2015-16). The value of India’s milk output during 2012-13 has been estimated at over Rs.2900 billion, higher than the combined value of other major agricultural crops like paddy, wheat and sugarcane (National Dairy Development Board 2014). >>>

Animal Nutrition

Phytobiotics for Improving Livestock Production

July 29, 2020 Dr. Smruti Smita Mohapatra

Phytobiotics are the plant derived products added to the feed in order to improve performance of agricultural livestock. This addresses mainly the purpose of use in terms of a feed additive to healthy animals under common practical conditions of production of food of animal origin rather than the veterinary use for prophylaxis and therapy of diagnosed health problems. >>>

Animal Diseases

Pinworm Infection in Indian Star Tortoise

July 27, 2020 Dr. Akash Biradar

Nematodes are common in digestive system of tortoise and oxyurids(pinworm) are common in the colon of tortoises, although they are usually non-pathogenic. Worms have long tapering tail end, so called as pinworm. Clinical signs of anorexia, regurgitation, obstruction have been attributed to the presence of such parasites. >>>

Dairy Husbandry

Milk Hygiene

July 26, 2020 Dr. Radhika Thakur

Milk is the complete food. It contains in a balanced form of all the necessary and digestable elements for building and maintaining the human and animal body. In addition, it contains immunoglobulins which protect the newly born against a number of diseases’. >>>