The Cattle Population in India New Delhi: The livestock population in India increased by 4.6 percent over the previous census conducted in 2012, to a total of 535.78 million, the...
White Revolution 2.0: What a Simple Plastic Ear-Tag Can do for Milk Productivity & Profits
Cattle Ear Tagging Every year, nearly 7.5 crore artificial insemination (AI) are performed in India. There’s little data on how successful these are, in terms of leading to conception and actual calving....
PM Launches National Animal Disease Control and National Artificial Insemination Programme
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the National Animal Disease Control Programme (NACDP) to control and eradicate the Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis amongst the livestock in the country,...
To Promote Desi Cows, Government Orders Semen from Brazil
New Delhi: The Narendra Modi led government, which has been keen to promote domestic cow breeds over the Jersey ones currently popular in various parts of the country, has entered...
Anestrus and its Causes in Dairy Animals Anestrus is a functional disorder of the reproductive cycle characterized by cyclicity failure-absence of heat signs. In simple meaning when cows and buffalo...
Advantages & Limitations of Artificial Insemination (AI) in Dairy Cattle
Artificial Insemination of Cattle The technique of Artificial Insemination of Cattle is very useful in a country like India where the lack of quality males (sires) has been the main...
Insist on Using Semen from Disease-free and Progeny Tested Bulls for Artificial Insemination
While breeding your cows employing artificial insemination technique, as a consumer it is your right to demand that semen from a disease-free and progeny tested bull be used.