Livestock is a very important component for profitable farming as most of the agricultural by-products can be used to feed them converting them into manure immediately. Other economical gains are in the form of wool, milk, egg, meat and skin. In India, very good draught animals like bullocks and he
buffaloes can be freely obtained for cultivation.
Summer is fast approaching and farmers of this region are gearing up to tackle fodder problem that they are faced with every year.
Jowar crop grown on the outskirts of Srinivaspur. DH Photo In fact, they have not had good yield this year but they are trying out every measure to save their cattle from going starved.
Devotees sacrificed thousands of rams and buffaloes at the Durugamma Devi Jathra in Donnegudda village of Kushtagi taluk on Sunday.
Buffalo bulls and rams sacrificed at Donnegudda village of Kushtagi taluk in Raichur district. dh PhotoThough the district administration claims to have stopped animal sacrifice in Donnegudda, the gory scene at the Jathra had a different story to tell.
In a first of its kind initiative, the Municipal Corporation of Ghaziabad plans to tackle the problem of cattle dung choking the city drainage system by sending its vehicles for door-to-door collection of the waste. The waste will then be used to generate biogas under the cowdung waste management plan, officials said.
Buffalo milk is superior to that of other cattle and its meat has lower cholesterol than beef - it's time to market this
Surinder Sud / New Delhi February 9, 2010, 0:04 IST
KENDRAPARA: Suspected Sara (crypasomaisis) and anthrax diseases have claimed at least 35 head of cattle and goats in last two weeks in Kendrapara district.
The diseases were first detected during first week of January. Only after the diseases spread to many villages, the authorities woke up and announced a contingency plan.
The Governor of Haryana is pleased to notify the Livestock Breeding Policy to promote breeding and development of livestock especially in cattle and buffaloes in the state as under. This policy will be subject to revision after every 20 years or earlier as deemed necessary by Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department, Haryana.
Reports said that the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary department of Mizoram conducted an inspection on the meat sold in Aizawl during this Christmas season and found out that out of 500 cows tested around 100 of the animals suffered from Food and Mouth disease.
