Feeding Strategies Could Build More Resilient Dairy Cows
Research and industry experts are increasingly focusing on nutrition as a tool to improve dairy cows’ resilience to infection, recognising that disease challenges can divert energy away from milk production and compromise overall animal health. A cow facing pathogens or other stressors can experience reduced feed intake, intestinal barrier disruption and systemic inflammation, which may…
Climate Change Hits Haryana’s Milk Production Hard
Climate change is emerging as a major threat to dairy production in Haryana, with buffaloes identified as the most vulnerable livestock species, according to a recent ICAR–National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) study published in Scientific Reports. The research, based on 15 years (2004–2019) of data collected from 1,148 villages, found that high temperatures above 38°C…
India Targets FMD-Free Status to Unlock EU Dairy Market
India is accelerating its efforts to achieve Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD)-free status in nine states within the next two years, a strategic move aimed at unlocking access to the high-value European dairy market and strengthening the country’s global dairy export potential. The initiative is part of the government’s broader goal of making India FMD-free by 2030,…
AI Reshapes Dairy Farming with Smarter Decisions
Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming dairy farming by improving the timing and accuracy of management decisions rather than replacing farmers. According to a Global AgInvesting report featuring dairy technology company smaXtec, AI delivers the greatest value when it combines continuous animal health data with actionable insights, enabling farmers to detect health issues earlier and intervene…
Climate Change Threatens Milk Quality and Output
Climate change is emerging as a growing threat not only to the quantity of milk produced worldwide but also to overall dairy productivity, despite significant investments in cooling technologies and farm adaptation measures. New research analyzing data from more than 130,000 dairy cows across Israel over a 12-year period found that a single day of…
NRDC Transfers Mastitis Detection Technology to Industry
The National Research Development Corporation (NRDC) has signed a licensing agreement with Navshali Innovations Private Limited for the transfer and commercialization of an indigenous Milk Mastitis Detection System developed by the CSIR-Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CSIR-CEERI), Pilani. The agreement was formally exchanged in Pilani, Rajasthan, marking an important step toward accelerating the adoption of…
Illegal Oxytocin Use Raises Dairy Safety Concerns
A crackdown by Hyderabad Police and Telangana’s Drugs Control Administration (DCA) has exposed an illegal network supplying restricted oxytocin injections to dairy farmers for artificially increasing milk production in buffaloes, raising fresh concerns over animal welfare and milk safety. Authorities arrested cattle feed shop owner Attheni Krishna from Tukkuguda after seizing 173 oxytocin injections worth…
Dairy Farm Operator Held in Oxytocin Case
A dairy farm operator in Shamshabad, Telangana, has been arrested for allegedly selling restricted oxytocin injections illegally, raising fresh concerns over misuse of veterinary drugs in India’s dairy sector. According to police officials, the accused was caught during a raid conducted by the Special Operations Team (SOT) and local police following specific intelligence inputs regarding…
Mastitis Surge Puts Kashmir Dairy Under Pressure
Kashmir’s dairy sector is facing mounting stress as cases of bovine mastitis—an inflammatory disease of the mammary gland—continue to rise, severely impacting milk productivity, quality, and farmer incomes. The condition, which exists in clinical, subclinical, and chronic forms, is particularly dangerous in its subclinical stage as it often goes undetected while silently reducing milk yield…
Lumpy Disease Panic Hits Tripura Dairy Belt
An outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease has triggered widespread panic among dairy farmers in Sepahijala district of Tripura, particularly in Dakshin Charilam, where multiple cattle deaths have been reported. The situation has raised serious concerns among farmers, who allege that delayed or inadequate veterinary intervention has worsened the crisis. According to reports, the fast-spreading disease…