Jammu and Kashmir launches J&K Poultry Policy 2020

The Government of Jammu and Kashmir recently launched the Poultry Policy, 2020. The Government has provided operational guidelines under the policy to promote establishment of poultry units. Highlights The Jammu and Kashmir Government has announced Rs 50 crores of subsidy per annum to establish broiler farms and its allied activities. The policy aims to generate ..

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Topics: Government Schemes • Indian Livestock • Jammu and Kashmir • Livestock Rearing • Livestock Sector • NGOs • Policy • poultry • SHGs

India develops new Vaccine to control Swine Fever

The ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research)’s Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) has developed cell culture Classical Swine Fever vaccine. Significance The vaccine will help to save several rabbits. This is because the current vaccine called the Lapinised CSF (Classical Swine Fever) being used is produced by sacrificing large number of rabbits. The new vaccine ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020

Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs

Topics: Animal husbandry • Animal welfare • Health • ICAR • Indian Livestock • Livestock Rearing • Livestock Sector • Vaccine

GoI: 20th Livestock Census

The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, operating under Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying released 20th Livestock Census. According to the census, total Livestock population is 535.78 million and has increased by 4.6% as compared to the previous census. The previous census was conducted in 2014. Highlights of the census The total Bovine ..

Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Topics: Cattle Farming • Indian Livestock • Livestock Rearing • Livestock Sector

Government launches Livestock Disease Forewarning–Mobile Application

The Union Ministry of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has launched Livestock Disease Forewarning –Mobile Application (LDF-Mobile App). It was launched by Union Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Radha Mohan Singh in New Delhi. During the launch, the Minister also informed that dreaded Rinderpest disease has been eradicated from India Key Facts LDF-Mobile App ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2017

Topics: Diseases • ICAR-NIVEDI • LDF-Mobile App • Livestock Sector • Ministry of Agriculture • National

New TB-resistant cows developed in China

Chinese scientists from Northwest A&F University have produced world’s first live cows with increased resistance to bovine tuberculosis (TB). This development shows that genetic modification technology can be better suited to producing transgenic livestock with purposefully manipulated genetic. Key Facts Researchers had used a modified version of the CRISPR gene-editing technology called CRISPR/Cas9n to insert ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017

Topics: China • Genetic Technology • Livestock Sector • Science and Technology