Rashtriya Krishi (English)

Munish Kumar ¹, Gurjant Singh Aulakh ¹

Affiliations
1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (P.A.U), Ferozepur (Punjab), IN

Abstract

India is the world’s largest milk producer and its total milk production during 2016-17 is 165.4 million tonnes (Basic Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Statistics 2017). Out of this, total production; 81.3 million tonnes come from buffaloes, 78.1 million tonnes from cows and 5.7 million tonnes from Goats. Many domestic and foreign dairy processing companies are showing interest in the dairy industry of the country now a days and focus on the hygienic milk production is on the rise. Some companies also give credit in the form of bonus or incentives to the milk producers on the basis of milk quality. To make dairy farming more profitable and sustainable, the farmers’ awareness about clean milk production should increase so that they can produce good quality milk and also prevent diseases such as mastitis which cause huge economic losses.

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Munish Kumar ¹, Jagdish Grover ¹

Affiliations
1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra (P.A.U.), Faridkot (Punjab), IN

Abstract

Rabies is a dreadful disease which affects not only animals but humans also. It is considered to be zoonotic disease because it can be transmitted from animals to humans. This infectious viral disease affects nervous system and causes inflammation in the brain. Once the clinical signs appear in the affected animal or individual, the disease is almost always fatal. There is no specific treatment for rabies and hence prevention is the only way to keep the disease away. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to create awareness about rabies so that maximum population can be prevented from this fatal disease.

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Munish Kumar ¹, Gurjant Singh Aulakh ¹

Affiliations
1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ferozepur (Punjab), IN

Abstract

According to 19^th livestock census, Punjab has a buffalo, cow and goat population of about 51.6 lac, 24.3 lac and 3.2 lac, respectively and these livestock produces milk in the tune of 1 crore 12 lac tonnes annually. Livestock farming had always played its significant role in the diversification of agriculture in the state. Livestock practices keeps changing with time. Earlier times, grazing practice used to be one of the major activities of dairy farming but now a days, stall feeding is more popular. Therefore, it is important these days to enhance knowledge about the scientific care and management of animals and follow the principle of “Prevention is better than cure”. This can actually decrease our unplanned expenses and so, increase profitability.

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