Animal Husbandry News
NDDB issues advisory for management of dairy animals during rainy season to dairy cooperatives
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) has disseminated essential advisory for management of dairy animals >>>
Animal Husbandry News
Encouraging women to be self-reliant in dairying
Women being the predominant player in dairying, their empowerment in terms of knowledge and skill >>>
Animal Diseases
Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD)
Lumpy skin disease (LSD) also known pseudourticaria, neethling virus disease, exanthema nodularis bovis, knopvelsiekte. Lumpy skin disease of Cattle and Water >>>
Dairy Husbandry
Early Pregnancy Diagnosis and Its Importance in Dairy Cattle Management
Early pregnancy diagnosis is essential to maintain the farm in a profitable manner. Timely diagnosis of the non pregnant animal by the farmer helps them to rebreed at the subsequent estrus and to maintain an optimum calving interval. >>>
Animal Diseases
Prevelance of Subclinical Mastitis in Organised Dairy Farm Using California Mastitis Test
Mastitis is the most widespread and costly disease in dairy cattle occurring throughout the world. It is of particular concern for farmers in developing >>>
Animal Husbandry
Effect of body condition score on the milk yield of Jersey cross bred dairy cows
Definition of body condition score. The body condition scoring (BCS) is a subjective measure of the energy reserve and indirect indicator of the energy balance >>>
Animal Breeds
Ensuring Quality Compounded Feeds For Dairy Animals
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 Diseases
Therapeutic Management of Non Responding Diarrhoea in Buffaloes: A Study of 40 Cases
Diarrhoea is one of the common digestive disorders in bovines of all age groups causing heavy economic losses to dairy industry due to mortality in neonates and losses in terms of production and reproduction in adult dairy animals. Various infectious agents including bacteria, viruses and parasites cause diarrhoea in farm animals. >>>
Animal Diseases
Udder Edema in Dairy Cows
Udder edema is also known as caked udder, is mostly a disease of dairy cattle, is usually acute characterised by an excessive accumulation of fluid in the interstitial tissue spaces. >>>
Dairy Husbandry
Milk Hygiene
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’. >>>
Dairy Husbandry
Record Keeping- An Important Aspect of Dairy Farming
Record keeping is one of the utmost important part of dairy business. The success or failure of any business is highly dependent on efficiency of record keeping. Dairy farming is one of the most adoptable business of rural areas of India but the major setback of dairy farming is that people of rural area do not adopt it as business. They rear animals for their household need, not as profession. >>>
Animal Husbandry
Management of Livestock during Lightning and Thunderstorms in India
Lightning and thunderstorms are disastrous weather events.Their effects on human life have been extensively accounted but are widely ignored when it comes to animals. Every year, incidents of lightning and thunder strikes are common in our country. They are more prevalent in Eastern and Central part of the country. >>>
Animal Husbandry
A1 or A2 Milk: What Is Best and Safe for You?
With an ongoing debate about the nutritional value and effects of A1 and A2 milk, a bunch of companies has laid out some research findings and studies concluding with the harm induced by A1 milk while enumerating the benefits of A2 milk. Casein dominates a large part (80%) of the total protein content in milk. The milk is made up of several kinds of casein of which, beta casein is the most common. A1 beta casein is found in cows originating in the US, New Zealand, Australia, and Northern Europe, while A2 beta casein appears in the milk produced by traditional cows found in India and Africa. >>>
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. >>>
