The animal husbandry and livestock sectors play a major role in the rural economy, especially for the small and marginal farmers. India has the largest livestock population in the world and ranks first in the milk production. Mastitis is the most common and expensive infectious disease in dairy cattle. The global economic losses per year due to mastitis amounts to USD 35 billion and for Indian ...

robotic milking systems (rMS) offer an innovative approach to improve productivity on dairy farms. rMS will influence the future growth of farms, the nature of husbandry employed and the quality of life on family farms. For farms using hired labour and located near industrial centres, RMS may contribute to the reduction of wage costs. As this technology is very expensive, and little is known re...

Equine Cushing’s disease or hyperadrenocortiscism is an age-related endocrine disease common in older horses that results in an increased cortisol production. This incurable disease can be characterized by an unusually hairy coat and has a wide variety of other symptoms, which once diagnosed by one of the numerous diagnostic tests available, can be treated with various drugs and husbandry pract...

In this paper an attempt is made to research about climate control of cow/buffalo shade. As we know develop exquisite animal husbandry and dairying infrastructure in state for improving livestock production productivity. To preserve protect through provisioning adequate health care facility. strengthen central farm developing superior germplasm distribution state. Improvement dairy product. Dis...

The purpose of this study was to conduct a targeted information dissemination campaign to persuade agricultural managers to adopt more profitable practices that reduce injury hazards compared to traditional practices. The project disseminated information to northeast Wisconsin dairy managers about three production practices that were more profitable and had safety benefits (barn lights, silage ...

Reptiles and amphibians have been maintained in captivity for over one hundred years. The authors review the husbandry practices necessary for the optimal health of these species: for some species these are well known, while such information is lacking for other species. Infectious and parasitic diseases are presented in tabulated form, and a number of references are cited for those seeking mor...

Pteropid bats (flying foxes), species of which are the probable natural host of both Hendra and Nipah viruses, occur in overlapping populations from India to Australia. Ecological changes associated with land use and with animal husbandry practices appear most likely to be associated with the emergence of these two agents.