Revival of Kadaknath: rare breed of black chicken from Madhya Pradesh

An almost extinct indigenous breed of poultry is improving the lives of farmers in drought-hit Jhabua

Are new draft rules on antibiotics in poultry enough?

Antibiotic misuse in all poultry birds and livestock must be urgently addressed

World antibiotic awareness week 13-19 November, 2017

Reluctant game-changers: Why fast food cos in India drag their feet over antibiotics misuse

The fast-food industry has played a critical role in the fight against drug resistance in developed countries. But their attitude changes when it …

Poultry farm owners in eastern UP losing a rupee on each egg they produce

Farmers blamed increased costs of feed as well as those of power, transportation, labour and medicines for the losses

लॉकडाउन में मुर्गियों को नहीं मिल रहा है दाना, 1.5 करोड़ मुर्गियों को मारने के लिए मांगी इजाजत

दाना नहीं मिलने से जींद और बरवाला में मुर्गियां मरने लगी है, जिसने व्यापारियों की चिंता और बढ़ा दी है

Study finds ‘multi antibiotic’ resistant bacteria in chicken samples from Mumbai

There is an urgent need to limit antibiotic use and stop antibiotic misuse for poultry, says study co-author

Colistin ban a step in the right direction, says CSE

Such a ban might open avenues to regulate rampant antibiotic use in poultry in India

MP raises antibiotics in chicken issue in Lok Sabha, urges government to act

Recent study by Delhi-based non-profit Centre for Science and Environment had found that 40 per cent of tested chicken samples were contaminated …

Poultry advertisement misquotes CSE study, rules ASCI

The All India Poultry Development and Services Private Limited has been asked to withdraw or modify the ad by May 23

क्या था तस्वीर में कि अंडे-मुर्गी का कारोबार आधा रह गया?

कोरोनावायरस के फैलने के बाद भारत में यह अफवाह फैल गई कि चिकन व अंडा खाने से यह बीमारी फैलती है, जिसके खंडन के ...

New report flags use of antibiotics on animals

Out of 155 countries, 45 acknowledged using antibiotics on animals, says report by World Organisation for Animal Health; wake up call for India

Last line of antibiotics failing in Europe

Data from across the European Union shows that antibiotic resistance has increased for bacteria and antibiotics under surveillance  

Use of antibiotics in animal food leads to drug resistance in humans

A new report highlights the risks of antibiotic use in animals and their presence in effluents from pharmaceutical companies

Is chicken's odour the answer to mosquito-borne diseases?

Research finds that mosquitoes avoid feeding on chicken through olfactory identification

जहर का आयात!

अमेिरका से अनुवांशिक संशोधन युक्त पशु आहार बीज के आयात का प्रस्ताव भारत के पशुधन उद्योग के लिए एक बड़े खतरे की आहट है

Cage the abusers

In battery cages, egg-laying hens are suffocated, debeaked and injected with antibiotics. Their only hope lies with the Delhi High Court, which …

Increasing meat consumption has put intense pressure on land: UNCCD

If it is reduced, there would be a significant impact on human health and climate change mitigation

Now, chickens lay eggs with anti-cancer drugs

These chickens were genetically modified by Scottish researchers, who say that this method is 100 times cheaper than producing the drugs in factories

We can no longer outrun antibiotic resistance. So, here’s what we need to do instead

Researchers are tackling the problem of antibiotic resistance head on — by hunting for the genes that enable bacteria to become resistant …

CSE slams Indian poultry industry for using its name to misrepresent facts

Industry is misguiding the nation on antibiotic misuse in the sector and its contribution to the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance in India,…

Domino's and Dunkin Donuts release policy on limiting antibiotic use in chicken

The development comes days after non-profit CSE revealed their indifference towards controling antibiotic use in India 

Scientists find natural food preservative from bacteria

The bacteria isolated from chicken intestine inihibits the growth of the organism that causes food-poisoning

Resistant bacteria isolated from poultry market in Hyderabad

A study reveals resistant bacteria were isolated from both broiler and free-range chicken. The broiler chicken sampled in the study were reared …

चिकन में कोलिस्टिन पर प्रतिबंध का विरोध कर रही हैं बड़ी कंपनियां

मुर्गीपालन उद्योग आर्थिक लाभ के लिए मुर्गियों को कम समय में और कम खाना देकर जल्दी मोटा करने के लिए एंटीबायोटिक का इस्तेमाल करता ...