8 differences between Holstein and Guernsey
Did you know that the genetic diversity of Guernsey can be advantageous in terms of adaptability and resistance, unlike Holsteins?
Promotion and conservation of local native cattle breeds
As a primarily agrarian economy, cows have always been at the centre of our lives right from ancient times to now.
Delhi stray cattle menace: MCD blames illegal dairies, lack of cowsheds
A large number of illegal dairies and a dearth of space in the cowsheds are the reasons behind unleashing of stray cattle on the city roads, where driving is increasingly becoming difficult, and dangerous, with the stately jaywalkers often coming in the way.
Initiatives to ensure healthy cattle — unique data-tagging of dairy animals, all-India vaccination and more
Government sources told CNBC-TV18 that over 26 crore dairy animals have already been identified under the Information Network for Animal Health and Productivity (INAPH), which captures real-time data on breeding, nutrition and health services of dairy animals. The vaccination and artificial insemination data present in the database is the world’s largest, even as round-wise data collected gets transferred to cloud storage and live entries continue getting done, to the database.
Comprehensive insurance plan for cattle on cards, says Kerala Minister
Implementation of a comprehensive cattle insurance scheme is under active consideration of the state government to offset the cost suffered by dairy farmers due to the incidence of various bovine diseases, Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development Mrs J Chinchurani said.
Maha: Vikhe Patil says cattle feed production inadequate in state; also raises quality concerns
Maharashtra’s animal husbandry minister Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil on Saturday sought to highlight what he called inadequate production of cattle feed in the state and said some of the big players in the business occasionally sell inferior quality feed.
Third phase of vaccination drive against foot, mouth disease for cattle begins in TN’s Thoothukudi
District collector Dr K Senthil Raj inaugurated the third phase of vaccination drive for dairy cattle against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) at Kumaragiri village on Wednesday.
“Worse than cattle”: Andhra’s Sangam Diary chairman hits back at Animal Husbandry Minister
Former MLA of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Chairman of Sangam Dairy Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar has lashed out at Andhra Pradesh Animal Husbandry Minister Sidiri Appalanaidu, calling him “worse than cattle”.
Rise in cattle feed price makes dairy farming less lucrative in Kerala despite high milk yielding breeds
Rising feed costs have made huge dent into farmers’ profit
Dairy farmers sore over hike in cattle feed price
Milk price was hiked by ₹6 a litre starting from Thursday
