animal health

Bilaspur, March 26 Authorities have culled 22,808 poultry birds following an outbreak of avian influenza at a state-run farm in Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, officials said on Thursday.As many as 25,896 eggs and around 79 quintals of poultry feed were also scientifically destroyed as part...

New Delhi, March 25 Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh highlighted on Wednesday that India's milk production has increased by nearly 70 per cent in the last 11 years to 248 million tonnes in 2024-25, and that the country will be free from Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the next three years...

Bilaspur, March 24 Around 4,400 chickens have died due to an outbreak of bird flu (avian influenza) at a state-run poultry farm in the Koni area of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, prompting authorities to intensify surveillance within a 10-kilometer radius, officials said on Tuesday.Joint...

New Delhi, March 24 The Delhi government has allocated ₹62.6 crore for the construction and modernization of veterinary hospitals, along with plans to set up 10 new gaushalas (cow shelters).While presenting the 2026-27 Budget on Tuesday, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said that the government's...

Windhoek, March 21 – Namibia has declared a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) control area in the southern Kharas Region to safeguard its FMD-free status and protect access to international export markets, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform said on Saturday.The...

Gandhinagar, March 18 The Gujarat government has intensified its efforts to eradicate highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) through a massive state-wide vaccination campaign, with over 3 crore doses administered to livestock so far in the fiscal year 2025-26, officials said on...

Jaipur, March 17 The Rajasthan government will vaccinate over two crore cattle heads under the seventh phase of its foot-and-mouth disease control program, officials said on Tuesday.The seventh phase of the statewide campaign, which was launched by Animal Husbandry Minister Joraram Kumawat...

The Jambu Zoo has received a pair of hippopotamuses from the Arignar Anna Zoological Park as part of an animal exchange program approved by the Central Zoo Authority.Officials stated that the semi-aquatic mammals arrived in Jammu on March 13 after being transported by train from Chennai. The...

New Delhi, March 5 A male Sangai deer, a Schedule-I species under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, died at the National Zoological Park here on Thursday, an official said.The animal had a cast on its hind leg and required constant monitoring and veterinary care, the official said, adding...

Sheopur (MP), March 2 Nine cheetahs airlifted from Botswana were in good health in their quarantine enclosures in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park, where they were fed for the first time on Monday, officials said.This is the third batch of big cats from Africa that was brought on Saturday...

Palamu, February 27 The special rescue and veterinary management unit of the Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) carried out the state's first in-house treatment of a wild elephant, an official said on Friday.The unit successfully carried out the tranquilization and scientific treatment of a...

Nagpur, February 12 Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Thursday that veterinary practitioners play a significant role in the country's economic growth, and urged them to broaden their outlook beyond conventional responsibilities. Emphasizing coexistence, he said that...