NDRI ‘sets’ Somatic Cell Counts Limit in Milk
KARNAL — Scientists of the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) have set standard limits of somatic cell counts (SCC) in milk of indigenous cattle and Murrah buffalo to monitor the...
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A Chennai IT Couple Run a Dairy Farm from their Garage
Engineer couple Preetha and Manikandan, who work in top IT firms in Chennai, developed an interest in preserving native breeds of cattle during the Jallikattu protests in Tamil Nadu in...
NDDB Launches ‘Pashu Mitra’ Call Centre for Dairy Farmers
The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) on Friday launched a Pashu Mitra call centre for dairy farmers to address their queries on animal health, nutrition and productivity. The move follows...
EDII, Cattle Development Body to Promote Cow-based Entrepreneurship
At a time when animal husbandry is being promoted as a dependable livelihood source for rural youth, experts are now working on an action plan to promote cow-based entrepreneurship across...
CCMB Study on Molecular Mechanisms of Domestication of, Livestock Development
Scientists at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) have been studying genetics of water buffalo for more than a decade, and created tools...
Survey on in Trichy to Streamline Dairy Farms and Cow Shelters
Trichy corporation has started a survey to identify dairies and cattle shelters within the city’s jurisdiction based on a set of directives from the central pollution control board (CPCB). While...
Demand for Native Cow Breeds Goes Up
Though considered to be low-milk yielding, native cow breeds, referred to as “nattu pasu” in local parlance, have been in good demand in the market of late. The average milk...
Lumpy Skin Disease – Therapeutic and Preventive Approach
Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) is recognized as transboundary and emerging disease affecting Cattle population. It is a DNA viral infection belonging to pox virus family transmitted by vectors having major...
ICAR Declares Shweta Kapila Cow as Goan Breed
Panaji: Goan cow breed Shweta Kapila on Monday received recognition from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) – National Bureau of Animal Genetic Resources (NBAGR) as a distinct cow...
Centre has done nothing for native cattle breeds’: Karthikeya Sivasenapathy to TNM
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a clarion call to entrepreneurs in his Mann Ki Baat address to focus on things indigenous to India, from breeds of dogs to video...