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. >>>
Hoshiarpur district is located in the foothills of Shivaliks in the northeastern part of the State. It has two distinct regions: Kandi tract (Sub-mountainous area) and Non-Kandi Area (Plain area). The Kandi tract includes four under-developed blocks- Bhunga, Dasuya, Hajipur and Talwara, and three relatively developed blocks- Hoshiarpur-I, Mahalpur and Garhshankar blocks. >>>
A total mixed ration (TMR) feeding allows a dairy cow to achieve optimum efficiency.It has been the most commonly accepted system since its introduction in the 1950s for feeding indoor, high-producing, dairy cows worldwide. >>>
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. >>>
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. >>>
Cowpathy is just like any other system of therapy such as Homeopathy, Allopathy or Naturopathy. In this, the human or animal ailments are treated with products of cow also known as Panchgavya means five things derived from cows i.e. milk, ghee, dahi, urine and dung. >>>
Conception rate (CR) is a measure of cow`s fertility at breeding. It is expressed as >>>
Animal diseases cause huge losses to livestock farmers. Prevention of many diseases is possible by protecting the animals by prophylactic and strategic vaccination. >>>
The goat was the earliest ruminant to be domesticated in the mountains of Iran. Goat is generally known as ‘poor man’s cow’ because they act as insurance against disaster due to their short generation interval, >>>
On April 5 2016, the Honorable Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Damodar Modi announced Start-up Schemes. The aim for these schemes are to promote and motivate today’s youth >>>
Animal husbandry was an important part of economy of farmers of Himachal Pradesh and the >>>
The development of dairy sector is imperative for the prosperity of farmers. Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Shri Radha Mohan Singh, at the inauguration ceremony of >>>
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been apprised of the Memorandum >>>
Study suggests that cow produces significantly more milk after giving birth to female calves as compared to male calves. These findings are based on 2.39 million lactation records from approximately >>>
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