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A burning problem

The foot-and-mouth scare assumes alarming proportions in the UK

Preventive measure

Antarctic wildlife susceptible to human diseases, says study

Researchers found widespread evidence of human-linked pathogens found in the faeces of Antarctic seabirds for the first time

State of Agriculture: Milk Inflation

Milk price in India has scaled rapidly in recent months on the back of unprecedented fodder prices and lumpy disease outbreaks in cattle. This …

Somalia drought: FAO asks for $131 million to aid relief efforts

FAO has appealed since April last year, but the response has not been at the levels needed

In photos: Women leading poultry, livestock farming in rural Jharkhand

Poultry and livestock farming are a major source of income for those in rural Jharkhand, especially women, who are largely in charge of the …

Interim Budget 2019: A mention and a few hundred crores for the poor's Kamadhenu

A specific mention spanning over four minutes, and emphasis on livestock hints at the government’s admission of the impact of its anti-…

India's Cow Crisis Part 2: Threat of decline looms over livestock economy after 35 years’ growth

The circular economy of cattle has ruptured, threatening livelihoods of India’s poorest. The value output of the livestock economy is Rs 9.…

Stop using antibiotics to promote growth, prevent disease in animals: WHO

WHO's new recommendations are aimed at preventing resistance against antibiotics, which are extensively used to treat diseases in humans

A look at the changing scenario of Bihar politics

Of late, women have become the it factor in elections. Caste also plays a dominant role in voter polarisation

Antimicrobial resistance: How biosecurity in livestock can be a tool to improve animal health, reduce antimicrobial use 

Inability to measure biosecurity and hygiene status of a farm has been a major obstacle

Cattle herders in western Rajasthan suffer heavy losses due to Lumpy Skin Disease

Some 749 animals have died of the disease in Jodhpur division alone

Erratic rain to hit agri, livestock in Mauritania, Senegal

Food and Agriculture Organization warned west African countries

Permit regime

Outrunning survival

Common nightmares

Rs 500 crore lost

Should children drink beer?

A campaign against dairy products has been launched by an overzealous NGO

Dreaded occurrence

Cattle, labour and other non-descripts

India's farm labour needs dignity

17 million missing: Climate change, government policies could deal lethal blow to Indian dairy sector

In India, dairy is a source of sustenance for millions of small-scale and marginal farmers and consumers. Any decision on it should be scientific

17 million missing: Why was there a fat problem in India’s dairy industry?

Indian dairy farmers now prefer exotic or crossbred cows to indigenous cattle, buffaloes; a crossbred cow has a high milk yield compared to a …

17 million missing: How India’s dairy sector came to a halt during the lockdown

Farmers were not able to arrange artificial insemination services for around 34 per cent of breedable female bovines during the lockdown

Of Van Riebeeck and the ‘Big Boss’: European colonisation decimated Cape Buffalo in South Africa, study finds

Several large mammals were hunted to extinction or near-extinction during the 3 centuries of colonial rule in the region