CHITRAL. Snow Leopard Foundation with the assistance of USAID under the Ambassador Support Fund arranged 7 days refresher course on Animal Husbandry. The course was attended by Community Livestock Extension Workers (CLEW) from 12 villages. Snow Leopard Foundation had hired the services of renowned Animal Scientist from the Animal Sciences department of National Agriculture Research […]
Polyphenol found in turmeric reduces weight gain in animal studies
According to a Tufts University, Boston, MA study funded by a grant from the United States Department of Agriculture and released to the media on May 18, 2009, curcumin, the major polyphenol found in turmeric, appears to reduce weight gain in mice and suppress the growth of fat tissue in mice and cell models. Can […]
China drafts animal protection law
China is drafting its first animal protection law and it will be submitted to the State Council by the end of this year, reported the state media China Daily. The law prohibits such cruelties as abusing and abandoning pets, and serious violators would be fined up to 6,000 yuan (US$ 877.5) or end up […]
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES FOR ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES
BOOK REVIEW: ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES FOR ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATES Authors: DR. SUSHMITHA BASKAR & DR. R. BASKAR Published by: Unicorn Books (www.pustakmahal.com) With environment occupying the center stage of most newspapers and the world watching the unfolding events, a new book Environmental Sciences for Engineering Undergraduates attempts to explain all that an educated person is expected […]
DIHAR hosts international conference in Leh on ‘Food and Health Security in High Altitude areas’
While the whole world including India is concerned over food security, the food and health security in high altitude areas is even more important in today’s context. Because of the harsh environmental condition coupled with difficult terrain, even the basic requirement is sometimes difficult to fulfill, said Mr. M Natarajan, Scientific Advisor to Raksha Mantri, […]
Vechur cow’s gene sequenced
Scientists at the College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (COVAS), Mannuthy, Thrissur, affiliated to Kerala Agricultural University (KAU), have achieved a remarkable feat by isolating, cloning and sequencing Alpha lactalbumin gene of the Vechur cow. This was for the first time that the alpha lactalbumin gene of any Indian cattle breed had been isolated and […]
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