the study was carried out in the purposively selected senapati and thoubal districts of hill and valley regions of manipur state of india. two blocks from each of the above selected districts were selected randomly and further from each block four villages were also selected randomly. 30 dairy farmers from each village were selected randomly and thus collected data from 240 respondents through ...

BACKGROUND Control of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) and zoonotic tuberculosis (zTB) has relied upon surveillance and slaughter of infected cattle, milk pasteurisation and public health education. In Cameroon, like many other sub-Saharan African countries, there is limited understanding of current cattle husbandry or milk processing practices or livestock keepers awareness of bTB. This paper describ...

The study was carried out in the purposively selected Senapati and Thoubal districts of hill and valley regions of Manipur State of India. Two blocks from each of the above selected districts were selected randomly and further from each block four villages were also selected randomly. 30 dairy farmers from each village were selected randomly and thus collected data from 240 respondents through ...

The present study was conducted in the Valsad district of Southern Gujarat. Total 240 respondents were interviewed for questionnaire prepared about improved dairy husbandry practices adopted by them. findings indicated that majority farmers had medium adoption level on different component viz. 67.92% housing, 64.58% feeding, 63.34% breeding, 70% healthcare, milking management and calf rearing. ...

A field survey was conducted in Valsad district of Southern Gujarat to identify various constraints perceived by dairy animal owners adoption improved husbandry practices. Information collected from randomly selected 240 through personal interview with the help structured schedule. The study revealed that high construction cost (96.25%) and lack own capital (85.83%) were major housing Lack awar...

To examine the dissemination of Shiga-toxigenic Escherichia coli (STEC) within cattle groups, dairy calves on two farms utilizing different calf-rearing practices were exposed to a traceable STEC strain. Test strain dissemination differed significantly between farms, with a higher prevalence being associated with group penning. Pen floors and calf hides may be the main environmental mechanisms ...

We analyzed how three different dairy management systems –continuous grazing, confinement and management intensive grazingcompare across nine sustainability indicators set by the Dairy Stewardship Alliance. A self-assessment survey comprising animal husbandry, biodiversity, energy, community health, farm financials, nutrient, pest, water and soil management was assessed twice across the same fa...

The Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University (BCI) has developed bilingual educational tools based on audiovisual technology to improve technical knowledge within livestock operations. The Dairy Animal Care and Quality Assurance (DACQA) program is available in a package of 36 multimedia modules with a total length of 2hrs and 42 min of training material to train animal care givers in ar...