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 →
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 →
Treatment of common diseases of sheep and goat
Bacterial Diseases Enterotoxemia (pulpy kidney disease) Signs: Circling, staggering, falling, recumbency, convulsions, sudden death PM lesion: Soft pulpy kidneys Treatment: Not effective but oral and parentral antibiotics may be tried Control: Vaccination; generally annually, 1 month prior to breeding/lambing. Lamb at 10 days of age if both parents aren’t vaccinated or else after 4 months of age. Anthrax Signs: Sudden body temperature rise, dyspnoea, bleeding from natural … 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 →
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