India clears two synthetic cattle breeds in push to lift milk outputIndia has registered two new high-yielding synthetic cattle breeds. These breeds can produce over 3,000 kg of milk in a 10-month period. Th...
14 Jan, 2026, 04.19 PM IST
West Bengal to expand maize cultivation by 60,000 hectares to meet rising feed demandWest Bengal government plans to increase maize cultivation to meet animal feed demand. The expansion will cover 60,000 hectares in three ye...
15 Jul, 2025, 08.37 PM IST
US considers bird flu vaccination as outbreaks rise: What it means for poultry farmersThe US is reconsidering its bird flu strategy, potentially moving towards vaccination after years of culling infected flocks. The USDA has ...
20 Feb, 2025, 11.36 PM IST
Georgia battles Bird Flu outbreak: What you need to know to stay safe amid rising threatAvian influenza (Bird Flu) has appeared at a commercial poultry farm in Elbert County, Georgia. The infected site with 45,000 broiler breed...
21 Jan, 2025, 12.17 AM IST
Government holds high-level meet on avian flu threat, experts call for enhanced surveillanceSpecialists at a high-level meeting urged for increased surveillance and better coordination to tackle avian influenza. They emphasised the...
17 Jul, 2024, 05.44 PM IST
Caught in a maize: In India’s ethanol blending ambitions, eggs are an unlikely casualtyThe government wants to use maize to cut its fuel import bill. While this has strategic advantages, it puts a question over egg production ...
13 Apr, 2024, 09.50 AM IST
Venky's India Q4 Results: Firm posts 56% slump in profit on rising feed costs, lower salesVenky's India, one of the largest poultry firms in India, reported a 56% decline in consolidated profit after tax for Q1 2021 as a result o...
10 May, 2023, 03.22 PM IST
How Venky’s is playing its role in the Indian non-vegetarian marketVenky’s earns its revenues by selling poultry & poultry products, animal health products as well as oilseeds.
05 May, 2022, 01.43 PM IST
Here's why including fruits and vegetables in your diet will have a positive effect on your healthThey could also cut greenhouse gases and reduce groundwater use in India.
05 Apr, 2017, 08.08 AM IST
Central panel on doubling farmers' income mulls major reformsThe inter-ministerial panel is also looking at suggesting market reforms in a big way and increasing focus on sub-sectors of agriculture li...
12 Feb, 2017, 02.20 PM IST
US forces India at WTO to open up $1 bn solar marketOf the 24 enforcement actions, 15 have targeted China's unfair and WTO-illegal policies, ranging from illegal barriers to auto imports.
06 Jan, 2017, 06.40 PM IST
India bans imports on account of avian influenza; to challenge WTO order on US poultryFearing loss of business, local poultry players have been pressing the government to take steps to ensure that the US doesn't dump chicken ...
02 Jan, 2015, 04.17 AM IST
Government plans to challenge WTO order on US poultryFearing loss of business, local poultry players have been pressing the government to take steps to ensure that the US doesn't dump chicken ...
01 Jan, 2015, 11.51 AM IST
Poultry market likely to see double-digit growth in 2015India is the second largest egg and third largest broiler-chicken producer in the world — 65,000 million eggs and 3.8 million tonne of poul...
25 Dec, 2014, 04.21 AM IST
Centre directs state governments to stop the use of antibiotics and hormones in animal feedConsumption of antibiotic contaminated meat, milk and eggs may develop antibiotic resistance in both animals and human beings.
09 Jun, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
- India falls short on its potential to meet world protein needs through livestock
With the largest livestock population in the world India has the potential to meet the world protein demand very easily,thus also improving...
07 Jun, 2011, 07.15 PM IST
- Govt may set up health measures for poultry livestock
The government may introduce regulatory measures to govern the health of poultry livestock to prevent the spread of infections such as avia...
08 Nov, 2006, 08.10 PM IST