Introduction Backyard or homestead poultry farming is common among rural and landless families in India and is a lucrative source of supplementary income. It involves low investment and yields high economic returns, and can be easily managed by women, children and the elderly. Meat and eggs from such birds are inexpensive and rich source of protein and energy for poor households. Backyard poultry farming is characterized by an indigenous night shelter system, scavenging, natural hatching of … Continue Reading →
Provisional Estimates of Livestock Production for the Year 2020-21
Animal Products Statistics Commodity Total Production (2020-21) Growth Rate (%) Per Capita Availability Milk 209.96 MT (million tons) 5.81 427 grams/day Meat 8.80 MT 2.31 90 eggs/annum Eggs 122.05 billion 6.70 6.52kg/annum Wool 36.93 million kg 0.46 - Highest Producing States in India as of 2020-21 Milk Production Highest milk producing state in India: Uttar Pradesh (31.36 MT) Second highest milk producing state in India: Rajasthan (30.72 … Continue Reading →
List of Important Days and Weeks in Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Allied Sectors
The international and the national days are celebrated by various institutions and organizations to earmark the importance of an event or a commodity. The following is an exhaustive list of important days celebrated in India related to agriculture, animal husbandry, home science, fisheries, etc. January 05 National Day of Birds January 12 National Youth Day February 02 World Wetlands Day February 10 World Pulses Day February 28 National Science Day March … Continue Reading →
List of cattle and buffalo fairs in India with their place of occurrence, duration and breed
Livestock Production Statistics of India – 2020
(Updated till 12/2021) Beneficial for competitive exams conducted by ICAR and other organizations Global milk production reached nearly 906 million tonnes in 2020 with India as the largest producer of milk with 22 percent share in total milk production in the world. In India, 50 percent of milk is consumed on-farm. India accounts for about 7.22 percent of the global egg production, 2.55 percent of global meat production and houses the largest population of milch animals in the world (FAO, … Continue Reading →
Self-Paced Mock Test Series on ICAR PG Exam – Veterinary Sciences
Guidelines for mock test It is mandatory to add your Name, Email and University’s name at the beginning. There are 120 multiple type questions with four options each. Four marks for correct and minus one for incorrect answer will be allotted for each question. The final score will be displayed soon after you press the ‘Submit’ button. The answer key along with your selected answer will be displayed below the final score after submitting the test. The mock test is of two hours … Continue Reading →
Self-Paced Mock Test Series on ICAR PG Exam – Animal Sciences
Guidelines for mock test It is mandatory to add your Name, Email and University’s name at the beginning. There are 120 multiple type questions with four options each. Four marks for correct and minus one for incorrect answer will be allotted for each question. The final score will be displayed soon after you press the ‘Submit’ button. The answer key along with your selected answer will be displayed below the final score after submitting the test. The mock test is of two hours … Continue Reading →
Registration for Self-Paced Mock Test Series on ICAR PG Exam – Animal & Veterinary Sciences (2021)
Dear Friends We hope that you are fine and your preparations for ICAR-PG Exam (2021) are going well. We have received number of calls for conducting mock tests. Therefore, this is a call for registration of both animal and veterinary science aspirants. The Registrations are closed! Access the test series by clicking below Animal Sciences Veterinary Sciences The mock test series will be live on 15th August, 2021 at 2.00PM. There will be multiple papers and you … Continue Reading →
Which type of milk is better? A1 or A2?
Milk is the highly evolved secretion of mammary glands and is the most perfect food for infants. Milk produced by dairy animals has been regarded as nature’s perfect food, providing source of nutrients including high quality proteins, carbohydrates and selected micronutrients. In Australia, New Zealand, USA and other developed countries, people mostly consume A2 milk, since it is harmless whereas A1 milk is considered to be harmful for health. Although the research is still underway and concrete … Continue Reading →
Plant Toxicity and its Treatment in Ruminants
Abrus precatorius (Rati/Gunj/Rosary beans) Toxic Principle: Abrin→ Inactivates Protein synthesis. Clinical signs: GI dysfunction, salivation, colic, bloody diarrhea, muscular twitching. Nervous signs in later stages followed by death within 1-10 days. PM: Splotchy Hemorrhage & Ulceration Treatment: Antidote – Anti abrin serum; emesis followed by activated charcoal; saline purgatives (MgSO4); Tannic Acid Pteridium aquilinum (Bracken Fern) Present in hilly areas, sheep and … Continue Reading →
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