Beneficial and cost effective, says cooperative that introduced feed a milk cooperative in Kolhapur district, Maharashtra, has bagged a patent on one of its products that cuts the cost of calf rearing by half. The cooperative, popularly called Gokul, after its brand of milk products, has launched two calf-rearing products: milk-replacer and calf starter. The group, Kolhapur Zilla Sahakari

Around one-third of children in the country die of malnutrition which can be prevented easily by creating awareness about breastfeeding, said the speakers at the national launching of One Million Campaign, a global web-based initiative to support women to breastfeed, in the city yesterday.

The campaign was launched with the slogan 'No more milk scandals like the one with melamine'.

Planned green grass plantation on roadsides, embankments and fallow lands can meet much of the fodder requirement that is vital to boost milk and meat production in the country, agricultural experts said yesterday.

Urea in milk

The Lahore High Court (LHC) here on Tuesday directed a commission headed by Shahid Karim to evaluate whether the four leading laboratories of the country have the ability to check adulteration of hazardous ingredients in the milk. The court further required to fined, which kind of instruments are required to gauge mixing of hazardous compounds in packed and loose milk.

Two new studies have shown that kids with a history of consuming melamine-contaminated milk powder are at a higher risk of developing kidney stones and other urological complications.

Milk may be key to kidney stones risk

CHENGAM: Chengam Assembly constituency has been witnessing development during the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) regime. The proposal to start a milk powder processing unit at Ammapalayam, which will be operational in one year, is an example, Food Minister E.V. Velu said here on Tuesday.

In a major initiative, the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) has decided to adopt French genetics and technology to improve the breed of non-descriptive cows through cross breeding for higher milk production.

Justice Mian Saqib Nisar of the Lahore High Court (LHC) has decided to send samples of packed milk to the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) to test the quality of milk being sold in the city.

The sale of polluted water mixed and substandard milk is in full swing in urban and rural areas of Multan city and adjacent areas owing to negligence and criminal connivance of the authorities concerned. Neither City district Government nor the Health authorities have taken notice of this unscrupulous activity.