Animal Husbandry

Somanna Siddappa Bhasagi, a resident of Alamel village in Karnataka, used to do only sugarcane earlier. He turned to Pig Farming in 2014.

In India, livestock production and livestock management are vital income sources for rural areas, with 70% of livestock owned by small farmers and landless labourers.

Goat farming is an excellent option in rural areas of Bihar where people have no means of livelihood and agriculture does not generate income due to erratic rainfall and less land. Goat…

Every horse breeder desires to have good breed horses. But this is not possible in natural conception. That's why nowadays, scientists have developed the technique of artificially…

Heat Stress in Livestock: With the growing intensity of Indian summers thanks to climate exchange, heat stress has emerged as a large challenge—not just for humans but for our cattle too.…

Thanela disease is an infectious disease, which occurs in milch animals like cow, buffalo and goat. Due to this disease, the ability of animals to give milk is very less or completely…

Virendra Kumar has understood the importance of dairy farming by stepping into it. Animal care, milk production, and marketing of related products are a major part of dairy farming.

Due to severe heat stress, body temperature, heart rate, and blood pressure increase in animals. Forage intake can be reduced by up to 35 percent. Indigenous breeds of animals still tolerate…

Farmers often have to deal with the problem of green fodder for their animals in the summer. In such a situation, Rami farming can solve their problem, because it is a low-cost farming and…

The Kadaknath breed has a traditional dominance in the tribal-dominated Jhabua and Dhar districts of Madhya Pradesh, as well as in adjoining Chhattisgarh areas. Now, Kadaknath here also has…