Category Archives: Animal husbandry

Introduction It is very important to know and understand the various characterisitcs of Breeds of Buffaloes in India because Buffaloes are important from the point of view of milk production in India. India has large number of buffalo population. India and Pakistan produce 90 percent of the total buffalo milk in the world..! Also read out other related articles in Animal Husbandry Livestock diseases with causes at a glance Breeds of cattle and native place at a glance Breeds of Goats with natives at a glance Viral diseases of Cattle and many more Now, Lets have a look at the […]

Introduction There are many cattle breeds in India Given below are names of cattle breeds with their natives Also read our other related articles under AGRICULTURE – AT A GLANCE Series Livestock diseases with causes a ta a glance DIseases of poultry with causes at a glance Breeds of goats with natives at a glance Animal husbandry terminologies and many more…. Milch purpose exotic breeds with names and native country Hollistein friesian  Holland/Netherlands Brownswiss Switzerland Jersey Jersey Island (British Channel) Ayre sire Scotland Red dane Denmark Gernesy  Gernesy Island   Milch purpose dairy breed with names and native place Sahiwal […]

Introduction Given below are goats of breeds along with their native places Also read our other related articles under AGROCULTURE AT A GLANCE series Diseases of livestock animals and their causes DIseases of poultry with their causes Animal husbandry terminologies and many more… Exotic breeds of Goat with breed and its native olace Saanen Switzerland Angora Turkey Alpine Europe Anglo-Nubian England Toggenberg Switzerland   Indeginous breeds with breed and native place Kashmiri(Pashmina) Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh Chengu H.P., Jammu & kashmir Jamunapari Agra, Etawa (UP) Beetal Gurdaspur (PB) Barbari UP & Haryana Berari Nagpur & wardha (MH), AP Kathiiawari Kutch, […]

Introduction Diseases of livestock along with their causes is very important from the point of view of efficient management of livestock. Given below are diseases of livestock animals along with their causes Also read our other related articles under AGRICULTURE – AT A GLANCE SERIES Diseases of poultry with causes at a glance Plant growth regulators and functions at a Glance Instruments used in Agriculture and their uses at a glance Disorders of Fruits and Vegetables with causes at a glance Crops and their botanical names at a glance and many more…. VIral diseases of animals Rinder pest Paramyxo virus […]

Introduction Diseases in poultry can destroy entire batch if left unchecked. It is also very important to know the causes of diseasesso that proper control measure can be adopted Given below are various duseases of poultry with its causes Also read our other related articles under AGRICULTURE – AT A GLANCE SERIES Plant growth regulators and functions at a Glance Instruments used in Agriculture and their uses at a glance Disorders of Fruits and Vegetables with causes at a glance Crops and their botanical names at a glance and many more…. Diseases due to vitamin deficiencies Auitaminosisis caused due to […]

Viral diseases of Cattle FMD – Foot and mouth disease It is a highly communicable disease Causative organism is virus belonging to family : Picornaviridae and Genus : Apthovirus This virus is the smallest of the Animal virus and has 7 types – O,A,C Asia I, SAT 1,2,3 Transmission by Direct contact, Thro water, manure, Pasture and cattle attendant Symptoms The Incubation period is of 2 – 5 days Temperature of animals rises to 40 degree C Drooling of saliva Loss of appetite Vesicles in Tongue, gum and inter digital space, udder & teat Rough coat with long hair and […]