A ‘One Health’ approach that targets people, animals
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May 03, 2021 23:33 IST
The battle against COVID-19 should also be used as an opportunity to meet India’s ‘One Health’ targets
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The battle against COVID-19 should also be used as an opportunity to meet India’s ‘One Health’ targets
The father of modern pathology, Rudolf Virchow, emphasised in 1856 that there are essentially no dividing lines between animal and human medicine. This concept is ever more salient as the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. Discussions that took place around World Veterinary Day, on April 24, 2021, focused on acknowledging the interconnectedness of animals, humans, and the environment, an approach referred to as “One Health”.
Launch Scheme For Procuring Cattle Dung Directly From Farmers: Standing Committee On Agriculture To Government
New push for procuring cattle dung directly from farmers. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)
The Standing Committee on Agriculture has asked the Union government to launch a scheme for procurement of cattle dung directly from farmers, reports The Indian Express.
In a report tabled in the Lok Sabha, the committee cited the Chhattisgarh governmentâs cow dung procurement scheme â Godhan Nyay Yojana, and asked the Centre to launch a similar scheme for cattle dung procurement.
The Godhan Nyay Yojana was launched in July last year by the Chhattisgarh government. Under this, the state government procures cow dung at Rs 2 per kg from livestock owners, processes it into vermicompost and sells it back at Rs 8 per kg.
Avian Flu Outbreak: Centre asks four States to take measures to contain
January 06, 2021
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The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) has asked four States – Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan – to take adequate measures to ensure avian flu (AI) reported in some parts of these States does not spread to poultry.
According to the National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, an Indian Council of Agricultural Research in Bhopal, (ICAR-NIHSAD), there are current 12 epicentres of bird flu in these States.
These epicentres are in Baran, Kota and Jhalawar in Rajasthan, Mandsaur, Indore and Malwa in Madhya Pradesh, Kangra in Himachal and four epicentres in Alappuzha and Kottayam districts in Kerala, an official statement said on Wednedsday.