With foggy weather likely to increase the feed intake in layer poultry, farmers were asked to keep the energy content at a higher level and refrain from use of high moisture maize. A press release ...

With rapidly growing market for poultry, entrepreneurs in the sector are all set to explore the e-commerce possibilities of processed chicken. In the changing environment, broiler chicken is gainin...

Intake-output trends and growth rates in trained veterinary manpower in India suggest that, the growth rate of the graduate manpower is not commensurate with growth rates of either livestock sector or...

The Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) is planning to establish poultry parks in association with industry and entrepreneurs, Vice Chancellor B. Ashok has said. Delivering the...

Frequent and irresponsible use of antibiotics by the animal farm industry is leading to difficulties in treating common bacterial infections as well as post-surgery infections, a panel of scientists w...

According to a report by TechSci Research "India Poultry Feed Market Forecast & Opportunities, 2020", poultry feed market in India is forecast to grow at a CAGR of around 15% during 2015 - 2020, on ac...

At a time when the domestic poultry industry is reeling under rising input costs and lower demand owing to the austere season, the rise in prices of pulses has come as a blessing in disguise. Price...

Providing the much needed respite from skyrocketing price of pulses, the chicken price has dropped significantly in the last couple of weeks. A kg of live chicken is being sold between Rs. 40 and R...

Introduction of eggs in the midday meal menu has helped improve attendance in schools in Bengal and Telangana, a study commissioned by the Union Human Resource Development Ministry has found. The f...

Poultry farm owners would directly be allowed to participate in the tender process for supplying eggs to noon meal centres in the State if the DMK comes to power in the State, DMK treasurer M. K Stali...

In a bid to boost poultry farming in Odisha, the State Government on Friday released a revised poultry policy which exempts stamp duty on purchase of land and conversion charges of agricultural field ...

Over 200 residents of villages in Denkanikottai submitted a petition to the District Collector at the weekly grievances redressal meeting, on Monday, against the proposal to set up a poultry farm in t...

The poultry industry needs to grow to a size of 8 million birds (chickens) and 680 million egg-laying hens by 2020 if the daily protein consumption in India had to come up 65 gm per head, which is nea...

About 4,000 rotten and broken eggs being transported from Namakkal to Salem city were seized and destroyed by the Tamil Nadu Food Safety and Drug Administration Department officials in the city on Tue...

Residents of Gyanba Golden Glades of Narayanpur here staged a protest on Tuesday, accusing the Hubballi-Dharwad Urban Development Authority (HDUDA) officials of altering the City Development Plan (CDP...

About 300 villagers picketed the Palani-Puliyampatti road on Monday demanding removal of poultry wastes dumped on farmlands on the roadside. The villagers alleged that hundreds of poultry units at ...

While it has been banning the sale of meat on Samvatsari — the last day of Jain festival Paryushan — since 2002, the Ludhiana administration strictly enforced its orders on Thursday. The municipal com...

Four persons were arrested at Batlagundu on Wednesday on the charges of stealing poultry feed in farms in the district. The arrested were poultry owner K. Prabakaran (23) of Peikaman Mangalam near ...

Egg prices in major Indian cities, which spiralled to ₹400 (per 100 eggs) in December last year, had moderated sharply in the first four months of 2015. But data from the National Egg Coordination ...

The wholesale price of egg has increased by 18 paise to be fixed at Rs. 3.30 here on Monday and is expected to increase in the coming days due to high demand. National Egg Coordination Committee (N...

The streets of Hyderabad, post-midnight, are being taken over by a notorious, home bred 'criminal syndicate'. Ruthless .Scheming. Eggists. And their weapon of choice: Crates of protein-rich raw eggs! ...

About 46,500 eggs meant for distribution to poor children at noon meal centres in Virudhunagar district have gone missing from a godown under Rajapalayam panchayat union`s control. The stacks of egg r...

India is in the midst of a war of sorts — a war over eggs. To eat them, or not to eat them. Actually, it's more about whether the government should give free eggs to poor, malnourished children. It...

Fair, tall and, most importantly, vegetarian. These are not specifications from a matrimonial ad, but attributes childless couples are looking for in egg donors. Gynaecologists who run in vitro fer...

Poultry farmers in the district have been asked to control the mycotoxin level in feed before use A press release from Agromet Field Unit of Veterinary College and Research Institute and Regional M...

To prove a point about the community’s willingness to accept eggs as a part of nutritious food supplementation, NGO Right to Food Campaign (RTFC) will be feeding lemonjuice topped boiled eggs to kids ...

Clutching battered metal plates, the children waited patiently in a remote central Indian village for the two small flat pieces of bread and scoop of boiled potato curry that would be their only full ...

In a shocking incident, 46,476 eggs meant for distribution under noon meals scheme in government schools were stolen from a godown on the premises of Rajapalayam Panchayat Union Office. The crime c...

After instant noodles, the country's food safety authority has now turned its focus on energy drinks containing caffeine, which are becoming increasingly popular among youngsters in urban areas, besid...

Activists are set to start 'Anda Abhiyaan' across the state from Friday to ensure proper distribution of eggs among students of government-run schools and lactating and pregnant mothers. Part of th...