There is limited information on the ecological effects of anthropogenic disturbance caused by extractive activities such as grazing and firewood collection. A study was carried out in Sariska Tiger Reserve in India, to investigate the effects of disturbance on forest bird communities.

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Bringing down cow flatulence can reduce the presence of greenhouse gases. So believe a group of scientists from New Zealand and Australia, currently working on a multi-million dollar research

The high cost of embryo transfer (et) technology is a major constraint in its wider application in India, say a galaxy of experts working in the field of cattle development. The need of the hour, says Dr. Narayan G. Hegde, president of the Pune-based baif Development Research Foundation, is to develop genetically superior bulls so that small and marginal farmers all over the country can benefit.

Faced with a foot-and-mouth outbreak, Kyrgyzstan has imposed a 21-day quarantine on cattle movement in the south of the country. The disease has struck the main cattle-breeding Kara-Suu, Uzgen and

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