Cattle

Lumpy skin disease: Protecting cattle priority of Rajasthan govt, says Ashok Gehlot

The chief minister said he recently met Union Animal Husbandry Minister Parshottam Rupala at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi and discussed the steps needed to contain the spread of the disease

ICAR develops vaccine for Lumpy Skin Disease in cattle

The Centre plans to commercialise this vaccine, developed by the two institutes of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), at the earliest in order to control the Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD), which has led to the death of cattle in six states.

Over 50 cattle die at cow shelter in UP's Amroha, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath orders probe

According to the officials, the management at the cow shelter had procured fodder from a person named Tahir. FIR has been lodged and efforts are being made to arrest him

Meghalaya: BSF seizes 45 cattle along India-Bangladesh border

The cattle were hidden in dense bushes around 200 meters from the International boundary when they were intercepted by BSF troops

World Environment Day: Data shows the world has lost a Switzerland-size area of primary rainforest in 2019

In order to stop deforestation, researchers say emphasis must be placed on changing the incentives driving forest loss on a domestic, local level.

Antibiotic-resistant pathogens are infecting humans, cattle due to intensive farming techniques

Overuse of antibiotics, high animal numbers and low genetic diversity increase the likelihood of pathogens becoming a public health risk.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Indian farmers feed strawberries, broccoli to cattle as lockdown hits transport

Maharashtra:</strong> As hundreds of millions of Indians remain locked down to stem the spread of coronavirus, some of its cattle are getting treated to strawberries and broccoli that farmers are struggling to transport and sell in cities amid the three-week lockdown

Mob beats up man for smuggling cattle in Madhya Pradesh’s Katni; police says thorough investigation underway

A viral video shows group of men intercepting a truck, freeing cattle loaded onto it and beating up a man, whose hands are tied with a rope. Police said that a thorough investigation into the matter was underway.

Indian Railways to fence off tracks after data reports of over 32,000 animal deaths between 2016 and 2018

More than 32,000 animals, including cattle, lions and leopards, have been killed on railway tracks in the past three years, according to data provided by Indian Railways.

Integrating IoT with agriculture can revolutionise the landscape in India

Agriculture has a lot of potential and stands as one of the sectors that can incur the most out of IoT.