The lumpy skin disease -banning cattle transport to Mumbai
The Mumbai Police have ordered the prohibition of cattle transportation in the city to prevent the spread of the lumpy skin disease (LSD). The order came into force on September 14 and will stay in place till October 13. The disease has killed 127 cattle in Maharashtra, having spread to 25 districts. The contagious viral…
India is the future of global dairy: IDF President
India is the future of the global dairy industry and it has a huge potential to increase milk output, Piercristiano Brazzale, President of International Dairy Federation (IDF), has said. He credited India’s small farmer-led cooperative dairy model for its leadership position. Brazzale was in India for IDF’s four-day World Dairy Summit organised in Greater Noida…
Nestle, others eye stake in snack maker Yoga Bar
Nestle India Ltd, the native unit of the world’s largest meals firm, and different strategic and monetary buyers are in talks to purchase a major stake in dietary snacks startup Yoga Bar, at the very least three individuals conscious of the deal mentioned. Nestle India has completed due diligence, and additional talks are on, one…
NDP-II set for rollout from April
The ambitious plan NDP-I Started in February 2012 Financial outlay of ₹2,241 crore Objective: To increase the productivity of milch animals and improve market access of milk producers Outcomes: Milk production per animal increased from a baseline of 5.03 litres per day in 2012 to 6.09 litres per day in 2019 Share of milk sold to…
The problems scale up faster than the solutions
It was like a dream becoming part of recently concluded IDF WDS 2022 in India. I was sure that if this event occurs every 48 years in India then I don’t stand any chance attending it next time. During the event Mr R S Sodhi MD GCMMF forecasted that India’s milk production is expected to jump three-fold…
Welshpool packaging firm lands global accolade in Delhi awards
A Welshpool based packaging company has won a global award in sustainable packaging, presented in the capital of India. Wipak UK’s recyclable butter wrap, which boasts a 68 percent carbon footprint reduction compared to industry standard wrappers, was the recipient of a prize at the International Dairy Federation’s Dairy Innovation Awards. The Welshpool based business…
Lumpy skin disease virus different from 2019 version
The lumpy skin disease (LSD) virus that has killed at least 50,000 cattle in India this year may be structurally different from the version of the virus prevalent in India in 2019, raising questions on whether the new vaccine being developed for safeguarding cattle may be adequately protective. Scientists at the Council of Scientific and…
Materials morph into cool green warriors-Innovative milk cooling systems
The last time you or a family member sprained an ankle, your family doctor likely asked you to apply an ‘ice’ pack to help bring the inflammation down. After use, the pack would go back into the refrigerator to turn the melted water into ice again. The water-ice combination is a classic example of a…
Leading the whey: the synthetic milk startups shaking up the dairy industry
In 1931, Winston Churchill predicted the rise of animal-free food. Then an opposition MP in his wilderness years, Churchill wrote an essay that imagined life in 50 years’ time. “Synthetic food will, of course, be used in the future,” he wrote. The artificial stuff would “be practically indistinguishable from the natural products, and any changes…
Project seeks to grow knowledge of Listeria in dairy sites
An ongoing project is identifying the bacteria present in dairy processing environments to evaluate the impact on Listeria monocytogenes. Teagasc in Ireland and the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna in Austria are collecting samples from dairy processing plants and characterizing the microorganisms, with the aim being to prevent the presence of harmful pathogens. The LmRNA…