Animal Diseases

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 milking cow or buffalo can continuously remain in a decumbent position for 30 minutes to four hours. If she remains accumbent for longer periods or she doesn’t even make an attempt to rise, then, a serious problem could be guessed.      >>>

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. >>>