( By Dr.M.Hazarika, Professor, Department of Livestock Product Technology, Assam Agricultural University) The people of North East India (NER) have strong preference for foods of animal origin. (Please refer Percapita_Meat_Consumption_NER and Av_Expenditure_perperson_on_Meat ) The ethnic and tribal groups are confined to their traditional…
Dr Miftahul Islam Barbaruah Transboundary animal diseases (TAD), significance of which often transcends national boundaries can be a cause of national emergencies. Research indicates that 75 percent of infectious agents known to be emerging in human populations are deemed zoonotic.…
A two member team of Vet Helpline India was invited by FAO’s Regional Support Unit for Highly Pathogenic and Emerging Diseases (HPED) for SAARC countries to attend a workshop on cross-border and in-country livestock value chains for control of transboundary…
Dr. Miftahul Islam Barbaruah The framing of National Livestock policy has been under consideration of the Government of India since 1993 with the constitution of a High Powered Group under the Chairmanship of Dr. S.Z. Quasim, the then Member, Planning Commission. …
Executive Summary and Major Recommendations: India’s livestock sector is one of the largest in the world. It has 56.7% of world’s buffaloes, 12.5% cattle, 20.4% small ruminants, 2.4% camel, 1.4% equine, 1.5% pigs and 3.1% poultry. In 2010-11, livestock generated…
