बर्ड फ्लू को एवियन इन्फ्लूएंजा भी कहा जाता है और यह पोल्ट्री में टाइप ए इन्फ्लुएंजा वायरस के कारण होता है। यह रोग दुनिया भर में होता है और पक्षियों की सभी प्रजातियां इस रोग के लिए अतिसंवेदनशील होती हैं। इन्फ्लुएंजा वायरस पोल्ट्री फार्म की स्थितियों के अनुसार भिन्न होते हैं और भयानक रूप लेते हैं। वायरस के एच 5 और एच 7 उपप्रकार को अत्यधिक घातक माना जाता है और यह फार्म के सभी पक्षियों को मार सकता है। भारत में वर्तमान स्थिति इस साल भी फ्लू का प्रकोप हिमाचल प्रदेश की जंगली बत्तखों में, … Continue Reading →
Easy steps for clean milk production at dairy farms
What is clean milk? Clean milk is generally defined as milk drawn from the udder of healthy animals, which is collected in clean dry milking pails and free from extraneous matters like dust, dirt, flies, hay and free from pathogenic bacteria. Clean milk has a normal composition, possesses a natural milk flavor with low bacterial count and is safe for human consumption. Clean milk has longer shelf life and keeping quality, transported to longer distance, high commercial value and helps to … Continue Reading →
Eliminating Dog Mediated Rabies in India by 2030
Rabies is endemic in India!! Australia, Singapore, Bahrain, Japan and England are the five country which are free from Rabies. Japan is the first Asian country that eradicated rabies from its soil, so what about India? Will India be among those five countries which are rabies free? The answer is yes. Yes, India will also be free from rabies only if WHO, FAO and World Animal Health Organization set the goal to eradicate or eliminate rabies. Among the 60,000 fatalities worldwide due … Continue Reading →
Major Zoonotic Diseases Transmitted by Pigs
Pigs are found and raised all over the world and provide valuable products to humans, which include pork, lard, leather, glue, fertilizers, medicines, etc. Besides providing products of immeasurable worth, pigs can also transmit diseases to humans and contrariwise is also true, known as Zoonotic diseases. What is Zoonotic Disease? A Zoonotic disease is one that can spread between animals and humans. Many people interact with animals in their daily lives, both at home and away from home. … Continue Reading →
Frequently asked questions related to broiler type poultry birds
Q: What is a broiler? A: Broiler is a bird which is primarily reared for obtaining meat. Q: What is a layer? A: Layer is a bird which is primarily reared for obtaining eggs. Q: Why should one rear broilers? A: Broiler rearing is concerned with rapid return of the invested capital, fertilizer for crops, economic and social stability. So one should take up the job of rearing broilers. Q: From where we can start broiler farming? A: It can be started by bringing the day old chicks. Q: From … Continue Reading →
Indian traditional knowledge or ITKs for organic agriculture
Introduction Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITK) is the actual knowledge of a given population that reflects the experiences based on tradition and includes more recent experiences with modern technologies. Indigenous agricultural practices (IAPs) are an unwritten body of knowledge. There is no systematic record to describe what they are, what they do and how they do what they do, how they can be changed, their operations, their boundaries and their applications. It is held in different … Continue Reading →
Fighting climate change through food justice
“We should be good guests on earth, neither too demanding nor disturbing its delicate balance. We should allow it to renew itself for those who are to follow.” - Indira Gandhi, Former Prime Minister, 1983. What is climate change? Climate change is a global threat presently faced by mankind. Global climate change involves relatively abrupt change in weather patterns around the world including rising temperature, irregular and unpredictable wind and rainfall. Though natural change in climate … Continue Reading →
Testing and hygiene of pets during pandemics like COVID-19
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, pets have been a major victim of pandemic. Not because they have contracted the infection but because of social stigma of the pet keepers. Many pet owners have disowned their pets due to a fallacy that pets spread coronavirus. Moreover, the service animals like dogs and horses with the law enforcing agencies like police, para-military forces, army, etc. needs to taken care of as well for mitigating chances of getting afflicted because of … Continue Reading →
Simple tips to boost immunity during COVID-19 crisis
Well, the website vetextension.com is primarily meant for providing information related to livestock sector. But, keeping the current COVID-19 pandemic in mind, the current post is meant for spreading a word regarding enhancement of immunity or natural defense system among the users of this website. As we all know that "Prevention is better than cure" and there is no such medicine for curing COVID-19 or coronavirus, therefore, it becomes pertinent to build up immunity against the virus … Continue Reading →
Produce clean milk by taking video course for only Rs. 600 (USD 8)
Highlights of the course Stay home and access course at your own pace Basic and easy tips for clean milk production 80% discount for the first few, purchase for only Rs. 600 (USD 8) Certificate will be provided after successful completion Open for all Purchase course by clicking here Have you ever thought how some successful dairy brands and dairy farmers earn over Rs. 100 per litre of milk? Well, these farmers not only earn a premium for their milk, but also have a very … Continue Reading →
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