The study was conducted in Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir, with a view to fi nd out the knowledge level of the Gujjars regarding improved animal husbandry practices. The data were collected from 120 Gujjar respondents belonging to R. S. Pura and Bishnah block of Jammu district with the help of structured interview schedule containing selected dependent and independent variable, through per...

Disability is usually referred to as an individual’s disadvantage. Helping a person with disability is perceived as an act of distribution of benefits and sharing of burdens. Persons with disabilities make up a significant part of the world’s population an estimated 1 in every 10 people, amounting to 650 million people (UNFA REPORT 2009). This includes persons who are blind, deaf, or have other...

Background: Milk-borne zoonotic diseases can be acquired by the consumption of nonpasteurized and infected dairy products. Zoonotic infections present a serious public health concern that is responsible for approximately 2.7 billion deaths annually worldwide. However, little known about attitudes knowledge farmers regarding milk-borne zoonosis. Objective: This study was performed with an aim to...

The article “Kawasaki Disease in India – Lessons Learnt over the Last 20 Years” is really a master piece regarding the diagnosis of Kawasaki disease in India, and highlights how the presence of disease in Indian children was ignored by people not accepting the views of the experts in the field [1]. Authors of this manuscript are pioneers in Kawasaki disease, and also help others in every nook a...

Ypthima sakra Moore, 1857, is photographed first time from Bani area of Jammu and Kashmir, India.