Scientists discover ‘fat gene’ in cows New Zealand-based co-op, Livestock Improvement Company (LIC) has discovered genetic variations which impact milk composition in dairy cows. All cows have the ‘fat gene’, named AGPAT6, but LIC senior scientist Dr Matt Littlejohn says the variations they’ve discovered provide a genetic explanation as to why some cows produce higher […]
Agribusiness Is Forcing Factory Dairy Farms Down Our Throats The current move to drive milk prices down in the UK is sinister. If allowed to continued, dairy farmers will go out of business, leaving a vacuum that can only be filled with CAFOs. by Heidi Stevenson Concentrated Animal Feed Operations – CAFOs – are one […]
Global livestock nutrition conference begins at UVAS Planning And Development (P&D) Board Chairman Irfan Elahi has said the government is taking initiatives to boost national economy through strengthening existing livestock’s health and productivity, milk and meat processing and marketing. He was addressing the fourth “International Livestock Nutrition Conference” which began at the University of Veterinary […]
Dairy farmers: USAID supports consultative workshop Commercial dairy farmers from the Punjab on Tuesday participated in a consultative workshop with dairy sector stakeholders and farm managers to assess the needs for modern farm management services. The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), and Dairy and Rural Development Foundation (DRDF) supported the workshop through their […]
Livestock business gets a boost Foreign aid agencies of two developed countries are assisting Pakistan’s two major provinces to develop their livestock sector on sound lines. These are Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). JICA has signed an agreement with Sindh government to help revive its livestock […]
Manifold increase in prices of sacrificial animals As Eid-ul-Azha is approaching; traders have increased prices of sacrificial animals manifold and making it hard for the citizens to perform one of their main religious duty, revealed a survey conducted by Business Recorder. A visit to different markets in the twin cities of Rawalpindi/Islamabad revealed that despite […]
Langdene Merino stud sold 118 of 120 to a top of $7000 ROSS Wells was in no hurry to see his prized Poll Merino ram Willandra Desmond head out the front gate, but an offer of $35,000 from across the Tasman Sea was too good to pass up. At the Australian Sheep and Wool Show […]
Landscape of French farming set to change as President François Hollande channels subsidy to smaller producers President François Hollande has reversed decades of French farm policy by channelling subsidies away from intensive, highly-mechanised producers towards smaller, more traditional farms. In a judgment much-awaited in rural France, Mr Hollande took advantage of new rules in European […]
HOW TO START A DAIRY FARMING BUSINESS IN PAKISTAN The Problem with Dairy Farming Advice When I was starting my dairy farming project, I had a clear objective in mind: I wanted the dairy farm to run on modern guidelines, treat it as a process-oriented business instead of a lifestyle and have time to pursue […]
Poultry industry: Business booms with growing demand, new tech FAISALABAD: Growing business of fast food chains and other popular food outlets, more and more people from the middle class dining out and new investors jumping in to seize the opportunity have all reduced the risks associated with the poultry industry, making it one of the […]
What The Meat Industry Doesn’t Want You To Know August 26-2013 It’s a familiar story. When corporate titans want to stifle consumer rights, they turn to government to implement laws that restrict the public’s access to information. And the rare times when government enacts a law expanding consumer rights, these same corporations will use their […]
Punjab Livestock to launch training for womenfolk August 16-2013 Punjab Livestock and Dairy Development Board (PLDDB) is all set to launch training of 30 girls from Kasur district as Women Livestock Extension Workers (WLEWs) from August 17, as a part of Board’s mandate to train 4,000 young men and women in different districts of the […]
Stock investors remain cautious KARACHI: Stocks closed higher on strong earnings outlook announcement by PSO amid cautious activity ahead of SBP policy announcement. At Karachi stock market benchmark KSE-100 share index slightly moved on by 1.90 points or 0.01 percent to stop the day’s trading at 14,761.49 points as compared to 14,759.59 points of the […]
PAKISTAN – DISCOVER THE POTENTIAL Pakistan has been blessed by nature in the form of a very fertile land whose bounties have been enjoyed by its people for the past 63 years. These resources, some hidden like treasures under the soil and some requiring tilling of land to bring them up, have made an enormous […]
Fertile Soil Doesn’t Fall from the Sky Remains of dead bacteria have far greater meaning for soils than previously assumed. The electron micrograph shows bacteria (Hyphomicrobium sp.; Yellow) growing up partly on solid surfaces, floors and sediment grains. During growth whatsoever cells die and deformed or fragmenting cell envelopes remain. Small-scale fragments of these shells […]
A-Z of fruit & veg A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Apple Granny Smith, Royal Gala, Golden Delicious and Pink Lady are just a few of the thousands of different kinds of apple that are grown around the world! You can make dried apple rings at home – ask an adult to help you take out the core, thinly slice […]
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Six companies investing in African agribusiness, and what we can learn from them Africa’s agriculture and food industries are attracting increasing interest from investors. This trend is largely fuelled by the fact that the continent has 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land, with favourable weather conditions in many countries. There is also a belief […]
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Arabian Camel or Dromedary Camels are large mammals that live in dry areas. There are two types of camels: the one-humped camel (the Arabian Camel or Dromedary) and the two-humped camel (the Bactrian Camel). The Arabian camels are found in the very hot deserts of North Africa and the Middle East. Bactrian camels are found in the rocky […]