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Animal Breeding
Letters - August 31, 2012
Issue Date: Aug 31, 2012
Organic elitism
Big cities and towns are seeing a spurt in restaurants and shops selling all forms of organic products but the story of the livelihood of small farmers remains bleak (‘Organic universe’, July 16-31, 2012).
The loss of our breeds
@ Issue Date: Jul 15, 2012
In June last year, we visited Malaysia on the invitation of the country’s oldest and most active consumer action group, The Consumer Association of Penang, to study the livestock production systems and to advise on how these can be transformed into more sustainable and less industrial farming systems.
The goat gamble
Issue Date: Dec 15, 2010
Giyasilal Saini is a marginal farmer who has market savvy. It comes from experience. Living in a semi-arid area like Alwar in Rajasthan, he always knew he could not depend on farming alone. So he would keep some goats, like others in village Jaitpura. Then three years ago the pond that irrigated his tiny field dried up. “Rains have not been enough. I spent a fortune on irrigating my field but could not grow enough for my family,” said the 36-year-old. He devoted his energy to goat rearing.
Wildlife harvesting
Issue Date: May 31, 2001
The government of the state of Jammu and Kashmir (j & k) is in a fix on the issue of trade in shahtoosh, high-quality wool from the neck-hair of the endangered Tibetan antelope, known as chiru.
Vanishing breeds
Issue Date: Sep 15, 1997
while certain species of wild animals have hogged the attention of conservationists, India is losing its wealth of genetic resources in domesticated animals. Native breeds are being lost due to misdirected crossbreeding with exotic stock, indiscriminate crossing of native stocks, and slaughter of animals for export.
Spoilt for choice
Issue Date: Dec 31, 2011
A German supermarket is a consumer’s delight. Numerous varieties of fruits and vegetables greet the eye. There are native and exotic fruits, piles of lettuce, kohlrabi, onions and potatoes—all for a few cents. The milk products section has countless varieties of dairy products. The sheer mass of cheap milk products makes selection difficult. The consumer also has choices galore in the sausage and meat section.
Letters - December 31, 2011
Issue Date: Dec 31, 2011
Cautious Warning
It appears that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has tightened its procedures in the hope of preventing errors in terms of the language used in its report (‘Future shock’, November 16-30, 2011).
Mixed breeds
Changing socioeconomic conditions are shrinking the populations of some of the best indigenous goat breeds in India. Jamunapari, one of the highest milk-yielding breeds also reared for meat, is disappearing from its native upper Gangetic plains in Uttar Pradesh. It is also known for its big size. Another breed Beetal of Punjab, also used for both meat and milk, is declining in number.News 360° - Briefs
Issue Date: Oct 15, 2010
FOOD DEMAND
ARGENTINA BEEFS UP SEMEN
Argentinean ranchers are selling the semen of their bulls instead of sending them to the slaughterhouse.
