The Rising Challenge of Dairy Greenhouse Gas Emissions
he abundance of milk, cheese, and egg on our kitchen tables are inseparable from the rise of large feed-grain-dependent dairies. In today’s global dairy industry, giant dairy farms are displacing smaller farms and increasing methane emissions. China’s rapid dairy expansion, alongside major players like the EU, US, and New Zealand, also raises environmental concerns. What can government regulators and stakeholders do…
Decarbonising India: Agriculture is one of the largest emitter of GHG
India’s transition to a net-zero economy by 2070 depends on the decarbonisation path it takes. A recent study by consulting firm McKinsey & Co says decarbonising could help India save a cumulative USD1.7 trillion in forex on energy imports by 2070. Besides, an orderly transition could turn the country into a manufacturing and R&D hub for clean technologies such…
10 cattle dead, farmers fear spread of lumpy virus
The cattle caretakers and dairy farmers of the western Prakasam district are fearing the spread of the dreadful Lumpy skin disease, as more than 10 cows and oxen died in the region with symptoms similar to that of lumpy skin disease. However, officials of the animal husbandry department appealed to the public not to worry…
A new target found to combat AMR Salmonella affecting humans and cattle
Recent studies have found the emergence of multi-drug resistant Salmonella tphimurium DT104 that causes infections in humans and cattle. The rapid and unselective use of traditional antibiotics gives rise to the emergence of drug resistant phenotype in typhoidal and non-typhoidal Salmonella serovars, which has increased the difficulties in curing Salmonella-induced food-borne illnesses (majorly typhoid…