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…
Dr R Gnana Sekar, Technical and Marketing Manager – Dairy Eli Lilly Asia Inc India is targeting to double its milk production by 2020. This requires three important supports i.e feed, breed and management. While we focus on improving breed…
Sudipto Haldar and Dinesh T Bhosale AB Vista South Asia The current position where the Indian poultry industry stands as of now is perhaps in the doldrums. It seems to be an exaggeration considering the still high input of the…
Madhu Suman, Kale V.R., A.K. Tyagi* and Nazam Khan Dairy Cattle Nutrition Division National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 132 001 (Haryana) “Protecting animals: Protects people; Reduces poverty; Protects food security; Reduces the spread of disease and Protects cultural values” Introduction…
Starting a dairy farm in India This post was initially prepared by Late Dr. P A Deore. Most of the information about dairy farming for prospective Indian entrepreneurs is available in this post. We have added some highly valued tips…
Prof (Dr) Abdul Samad Advisor, Vet ware ( http://www.vetware.in ) and Former Dean, Bombay Veterinary College. Providing support services at the doorstep of the dairy farmers is crucial to sustain the dairy development work. In the absence of such services,…
Prof (Dr.) RamaKumar, V Impact of disaster are high on the weaker sections of the community. In many developing countries there are a good number of people who can not earn “a dollar a day” (D.A.D). When developing countries are…
By R Somvanshi Abstract Domestication of dogs, buffaloes , elephants, and fowls occurred in India between 6000 and 4500 BC. Strong archaeological evidence is available for existence of an advanced civilization in Mohenjo-daro, Harappa (now in Pakistan) and certain other…
Dr.Miftahul Islam Barbaruah Differentiation has been the common approach for mankind to understand complex problems. In our country, there has been extensive use of this approach. In order to understand the agriculture related issues deeply and ensure focused action, we…
