Animal Products

New Delhi: After successfully cloning buffalo, National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) is all set to embark on a project to clone endangered species, including pashmina goats that are found in Kashmir and are famous for fine quality wool.

"We hope to start the project to clone a pashmina goat in next two months," NDRI Director A K Srivastava told PTI.

Publication Date:

16/10/2009

Source: Shillong Times (Shillong)

Tags:

Animal Care, Goats, Animal Products, Endangered Species, Genetic Cloning, India

Animal Care

India to clone pashmina goat

New Delhi: After successfully cloning buffalo, National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) is all set to embark on a project to clone endangered species, including pashmina goats that are found in Kashmir and are famous for fine quality wool.

"We hope to start the project to clone a pashmina goat in next two months," NDRI Director A K Srivastava told PTI.

Publication Date:

16/10/2009

Source: Shillong Times (Shillong)

Tags:

Animal Care, Goats, Animal Products, Endangered Species, Genetic Cloning, India

Climate Change

Livestock and climate change

Whenever the causes of climate change are discussed, fossil fuels top the list.Oil, natural gas, and especially coal are indeed major sources of human-caused emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases (GHGs).

Publication Date:

01/10/2009

Author(s): Robert Goodland, Jeff Anhang

Source: World Watch

Vol:

0

Issue:

0

pp:

10

Tags:

Livestock, Animal Products, Food Process Industry, Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Climate Mitigation, FAO

Environment

Flood-hit people of N Bihar opt to cremate bodies with cow dung cakes

Flood-hit people of north Bihar now opt to cremate bodies with cow dung cakes Hard hit after floods for three-four months every year people of north Bihar have devised a novel way to cremate bodies. And, this local innovation is not only catching up fast among them but has also got social acceptance.

Publication Date:

30/09/2009

Source: Pioneer (New Delhi)

Tags:

Environment, Cattle, Animal Products, Forest Conservation, Forest Products, Floods, Crematoriums, Bihar

Animal Care

Final report of a mission carried out in India from 16-24 Sept. 2009 in order to evaluate the control of residues and contaminants in live animals and animal products, including controls on veterinary medicinal products

This report describes the outcome of a Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) mission in India, carried out between 16 and 24 September 2009, as part of the published programme of FVO inspections on residue controls in third countries.

Publication Date:

15/09/2009

Source: European Commission

Tags:

Animal Products, Honey, Milk, India, Maximum Residue Level (MRL), European Union (EU), Poultry, Legislation, Milk Products, Crustaceans, Trade, Animal Care

Animal Care

Pain-free animals could take suffering out of farming

With "hormone-free", "cage-free" and "antibiotic-free" becoming common labels on our supermarket shelves, might "pain-free" be the next sticker slapped onto a rump roast? As unlikely as that may seem, progress in neuroscience and genetics in recent years makes it a very real possibility. In fact, according to one philosopher, we have an ethical duty to consider the option.

Publication Date:

05/09/2009

Author(s): Ewen Callaway

Source: New Scientist

Vol:

0

Issue:

2724

pp:

8

Tags:

Animal Care, Animal Breeding, Animal Cruelty, Livestock, Cattle, Animal Products, Genetic Engineering, United States Of America (US)