Department of Veterinary Surgery & Radiology. College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry. Anjora, Durg, C.G 491 011, India. * Correspodning author present address : Div. of Clinical Veterinary Medicine Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry, SKUAST-K Shuhama-190 006, India * Corresponding author E-mail: [email protected] Published online at www.veterinaryworld.org on 25-...

Intensive husbandry of ducks is currently creating problems with regard to the welfare of these birds. The improvement of hygiene conditions and rationalisation of husbandry have created a poor and restrictive environment, leading to the appearance of abnormal behaviour patterns, such as certain types of pecking. Solutions are proposed. Many factors are involved and vast fields remain open for ...

Unlike cereals, spices, cotton, coffee, tea and herbs, organic animal husbandry is mostly confined to Europe and a few developed countries like USA, Australia and Canada. Besides limited export opportunities, problems of small farms, hygiene and existence of infectious diseases in developing countries are obstacles which need to be addressed to develop organic animal husbandry in these countrie...

Elephants are the largest extant herbivores on earth. Although the average weight of adult Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) tends to be less than that of adult African elephants (Loxodonta africana), in the wild their weight ranges overlap (Asian, 1,800-5,000 kg [4,000-11,000 lb]; African, 1,800-6,000 kg [4,000-13,000 lb]) and are influenced by age, sex, health, and food supply. Their nutrient...

A captive breeding program for venomous Thai snakes was established at the Queen Saovabha Memorial Institute at Bangkok, Thailand. This was necessary to secure a stable, healthy, and species-confirmed source of snake venom for antivenom production. In 1994, wild-caught specimens were collected, sexed, quarantined, and housed appropriately. All data in this report, with the exclusion of Table 6,...