Emerging issues of Indian meat sector

Cattle races and Jallikattu:

the return of the festivals

Emu farming in India:

what ‘Agricultural Journalists’ never told you

Kerala: dogs rule the streets and why?

Trophy hunting or poaching:

loss in wilderness

Turkey farming

Practical solutions

'International Vulture Awareness Day':

 why observe it?

Livestock, Climate change, Trees and NDDB

News

Cattle races and Jallikattu: the return of the festivals

Cattle races and Jallikattu: the return of the festivals

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change under the Government of India today modified its own notification of 2011 paving way to the return of desi festivals as Jallikattu, Bull races and Bullock-cart races. The notification dated 7 January 2016 exempts...

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Why observe an International Vulture Awareness Day?

Why observe an International Vulture Awareness Day?

The first Saturday of every September is observed as the ‘International Vulture Awareness Day’. The sharp decline in vulture population of South-Asia is often linked to Diclofenac, the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used in animal treatment.

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Articles

Food safety concerns: An emerging issue with climate change

Food safety concerns: An emerging issue with climate change

Dr. J. Abraham Consultant Meat Technologist   The issue of climate change is increasingly receiving attention from scientists, the public, and policymakers. The United Nations (UN) Convention on Climate Change defines climate change as “a change of climate which...

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Resources

How (India) National Dairy Plan works

How (India) National Dairy Plan works

    India will need 200 million tonnes of milk by 2021-22 as against 137.68 million tonnes of 2013-14. To meet the rapidly growing demand for milk, the productivity of the milch animals and the total milk production have to be increased. And hence the...

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Veterinary education around the globe

Veterinary education around the globe

  The details on the veterinary universities, institutions, colleges and schools around the globe are presented at the 'resources' page of the website. Also find the various veterinary degrees and diplomas awarded by them. The list of veterinary colleges approved...

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