High Court notice to Centre on petition against use of Oxytocin for increasing milk production
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued notice of motion to the Union of India, among others, on a petition filed in public interest seeking action against dairy farmers “brutally causing cruelty to cows/cattle by using drugs as Oxytocin for increasing milk production for monetary benefits”. The notice by Division Bench of Acting Chief […]
Is your milk safe?: Many samples in Punjab found adulterated
Despite having the highest per capita availability of milk in the country, the supply of milk unsafe for human consumption continues unabated in Punjab, posing health risks, especially to the children, reveals data available with the Punjab Food Safety Wing. At least 15 per cent of milk samples collected between April 2023 and February 2024 […]
Good quality fodder crucial for dairy sector: PAU experts
The Directorate of Extension Education, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU), organised a training on ‘Quality Fodder Production, Processing and Marketing’ for officials of the dairy development department. Dairy Development Department Joint Director Kashmir Singh said quality fodder was the foundation for the growth of the sector in the state. He said […]
Punjab dairy farmers protest at Verka plant against rate reduction
Scores of dairy farmers from across the state gathered outside the Verka plant in Mohali on Monday to protest against the rate reduction. Baldev Singh, ex-chairman of the Milk plant in Mohali said that Milkfed had reduced the rate from ₹83 a litre to ₹80 a litre. “Contrary to our request for a hike in the rate, […]
Punjab starts mass immunisation of livestock against FMD
In order to prevent the occurrence of Foot & Mouth Disease (FMD) in the state, Punjab Animal Husbandry Department has started a mass immunisation drive of livestock. Disclosing this here today, Punjab Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Minister S. Gurmeet Singh Khuddian said that as many as 68,45,300 FMD vaccine doses have been procured […]