The ‘Utterly Butterly ‘ Story Of India’s 75-year-old Iconic Brand Amul
It was nearly 76 years ago when the seeds of Amul were sowed in India in 1946. Amul was formed as part of a cooperative movement against Polson Dairy in Anand, Gujarat, which procured milk from local farmers of Kaira district at very low rates and sold it to the then Bombay government. Everyone except the farmers benefited from…
Dairy farmers in AP cautioned against brucellosis among livestock
Vaccine to be given to four to eight month old calves District Collector P.S. Girisha on Monday said dairy farmers should be encouraged to get their livestock vaccinated against brucellosis. The Collector was launching the “Brucellosis Vaccine “ poster as part of the National Livestock Disease Vaccination Programme undertaken by the Department of Animal Husbandry….
70 % samples test +ve for tick-borne diseases among dairy animals
Livestock farmers are a worried lot as their animals are suffering from tick-borne diseases — theileriosis, babesiosis and anaplasmosis — which are dangerous for dairy animals, particularly for crossbreed animals. A report of the District Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (DDDL) of the Animal Husbandry Department here shows a grim picture that around 70 per cent animals…
Amul’s AI success: Bovines impregnated in 1st attempt
The joy of motherhood is universal irrespective of type or breed. But sometimes it even leads to many disappointments as well. But for the Amul dairy, it was good news all the way when its trials to turn bovines pregnant in first attempt of an artificial insemination (AI) cycle achieved grand success. This has been done through…
Gujarat firm develops low-cost instant milk chilling unit
Dairy producers can now get their milk chilled at the procurement centres and prevent it from deterioration in quality and being spoilt due to increased bacterial counts. Cloud-based dairy equipment maker Prompt Equipments Private Limited, based in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, has developed an economical instant milk chilling unit—MilkoChill—that can be set up at the milk collection…
UP attracts Rs 500 Crores investment in Dairy sector
The dairy industry of Uttar Pradesh has attracted an investment worth Rs 500 crore with a potential to enhance the industrial development of the state. As a major source of employment and income generation for rural people it is expected to shape their lives with the new investment proposals. Projects worth Rs 482 crore were…
Dairy Diet helping Grand ma setting national record of 45.4 secs in a sprint
45.40 seconds. That is the brand new report set by the 105-year-old Rambai in 100m on the inaugural Nationwide Open Masters Athletics Championships – performed by the Athletics Federation of India – that concluded in Vadodara on Sunday. “It is a fantastic feeling and I need to race once more,” mentioned the grand outdated woman of Indian…
Aavin begins production of long-shelf life milk at Sholinganallur dairy
Aavin has started selling standardised milk with a shelf life of 120 days across major cities in the State. The sterilising and packing equipment at Sholinganallur dairy in Chennai, packs 10,000 litres of milk a day. The milk with 4.5% fat and 8.5% solids-non-fat, comes in half litre packs that costs ₹30 each. Sources in…
Milky mist eyes $120m in its first institutional fundraising round
Milky Mist Dairy Food is in talks with private equity funds corresponding to Chryscapital , Kedaara, Multiples, True North, TA and Temasek to lift $100-120 million in what could be its first institutional funding , 4 individuals with direct data of the matter mentioned. “The final binding bids are expected to be in towards the end…
Dudhsagar Dairy Announces Record-Breaking Profit of Rs 321 Crores
During its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday, the Mehsana District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Limited (MDCMPU), which manages the Dudhsagar Dairy in Mehsana, North Gujarat, claimed a record profit of Rs 321 crore “for the first time in its 60 years of existence.” This profit, which is distributed to milk producers , is roughly…