Gandhinagar, June 1 (IANS) Banas Dairy is transferring more than Rs 40 crore every day directly into the bank accounts of milk-producing women, its chairman and Gujarat Assembly Speaker Shankar Chaudhary said on World Milk Day, highlighting what he described as a cooperative model that has helped livestock rearers increase incomes through milk production, livestock credit, bioenergy and organic farming.Chaudhary said India was on course to become a global dairy leader, supported by its large cat…
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Kutch, May 20 (IANS) In the deserts of the Kutch belt in Gujarat, camel milk is fast emerging as an alternative source of livelihood for hundreds of families, dependent on livestock farming. Earlier, camel milk was sold for a pittance, but with some innovative and out-of-the-box schemes of the state government, the livestock farmers are finding themselves in an advantageous position.The ‘Sarhad Dairy’, established recently, has created an organised system for purchasing milk and is helping camel…
Amreli, Feb 7 (IANS) A Gyr calf has been born through In-Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) at the Gujarat Livestock Development Board’s (GLDB) Embryo Transfer Laboratory in Gujarat’s Amreli, marking a first for the state. The achievement demonstrates the potential of advanced reproductive technology to improve cattle breeding and milk production.The laboratory, located in Varudi in Amreli district, is equipped with modern facilities to support livestock development in the Gyr cow breeding tract.The init…