Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 13 (ANI): Amid the rising number of lumpy skin diseases, Prabhu B Chavan, the Minister of Animal Husbandry in the Karnataka government on Thursday assured the farmers and cattle owners that, the government is banning the animal slaughter and transport to combat the situation.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 11 (ANI): Karnataka Animal Husbandry Minister Prabhu Chauhan on Monday said that the animal husbandry department is keenly looking at making Bengaluru free of stray dogs.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 7 (ANI): Karnataka Animal Husbandry Minister Prabhu B Chavan appealed to people not to sacrifice cattle for the Bakrid festival while warning of stern action against the offenders.
Jammu Feb 18 PTI The Jammu and Kashmir administration has set up over 1000 dairy units in the past four months in the Jammu region officials saidAlso over 5000 dairy units have been sanctioned by the animal husbandry department which shall facilitate a cumulative induction of around 30000 dairy animals with superior germplasm into the Union Territory from outside statesThis shall also go a long way in local cattle and buffalo breed improvement thus providing an enabling environment for the entire dairy sector to flourish said Director of Animal Husbandry Jammu Dr Sagar D DoifodeIn the past four months alone the department has established over 1000 dairy units comprising elite cows and buffaloes he saidThe department is laying special thrust on dairy development as this sector has a key role in providing year-round employment and income-generating opportunities particularly for women and marginal farmers Doifode saidOfficials said the animal husbandry department hopes for an increase in average milk production to the tune of around 3 lakh litres per day in the Jammu region PTI AB NSD