A $996-million plan to eradicate deadly sheep and goat plague

At least 300 million families are likely to benefit by wiping out Peste des Petits Ruminants

Third twin? not yet

The possibility of human cloning after a sheep has been cloned recently, seem hardly welcome as critics raise questions about humankind's …

10,000 sheep, goat stranded at Gujarat port after govt cancels export

This last-minute decision came after the Jain community protested against livestock export to the Middle-East

Shear desperation: How can India’s wool sector be revived

India’s once thriving wool economy now depends on imports to sustain demand. Will the recent import of Australian Merino sheep for …

New viral disease targets sheep in India

A contagious disease, similar to rinderpest and first observed in the Ivory Coast in 1940, has surfaced among sheep and goats in south India

In photos: Hard times for India’s wool industry

India’s wool industry may have set off on a decline: Degrading pastureland and an increase in agricultural activity has affected sheep herding …

Over half of India’s cattle, goats, sheep and swine are non-descript: Government

New government report finds fewer indigenous individuals among these species, although experts blame non-registration of breeds as a reason

Most of India’s export emissions from cattle and sheep, import emissions from oil crops: Study

India’ emissions from agricultural imports went up 39 per cent during 2004-2017

Ethiopia releases atlas to map livestock disease caused by the tsetse fly

African animal trypanosomosisis, caused by tsetse fly, is a huge problem for African livestock farmers

Home remedy

A local remedy for controlling a parasitic disease works wonders for sheepbreeders in the Peruvian highlands

The lost shepherds of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh | The Gaddi tribe

Climate change is making it difficult for the Gaddi shephard tribe preserve its traditional livelihood

In a first, New Zealand proposes to tax farmers for livestock burps

Livestock emissions are a major source of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas; New Zealand has more livestock than people

Livestock are threatened by predators — but old-fashioned shepherding may be an effective solution

Killing predators may decrease their numbers in the short term, but there is no evidence that it is an effective way to protect livestock in the …

America’s cattle industry could obliterate its mustangs

The US Senate recently approved $35 million for the ‘Path Forward’ initiative that critics say will wipe out America’s famed …

Deserted by policy

Rajasthan's livestock is facing a threat as grazing lands disappear and laws paralyse traditional economic incentives for keepers

Hangul conservation takes backseat in Kashmir

The state has barely 200 Hanguls or Kashmiri Red Stags left, but it does not seem to be alarming enough for the government, whose conservation …

Lean pastures

Drought and a viral disease strike Jaisalmer’s livestock. Kurush Canteenwala finds out how the herders are coping

Deadly livestock disease continues to spread across world

Georgia recently reported its first-ever case of ovine rinderpest, also known as ovine rinderpest, while a new outbreak has occurred in the Maldives

Loss and grief at 14,000 feet: A shepherd’s fight to save his dying flock

The sheer number of migratory sheep & goats reaching Lahaul-Spiti from Chamba demands an allocation of sufficient vaccinations, medicines …

Lumpy skin disease: Indian vaccine awaiting approval for 10 months even as more cattle fall prey

From January 2022 to May 2023, 165,000 cattle died

Goodbye Dolly

Both her birth and death stirred a raging debate. Dolly -- the first mammal to be cloned from an adult cell -- was put to death on February 14, …

Lumpy Skin Disease outbreak shows livestock diseases are not just about animals; here is why

Down To Earth reports from Rajasthan and Delhi on how outbreaks like Lumpy Skin Disease have harsh economic and food security implications and …

'Open forests for livestock grazing'

Otaram Dewasi, Rajasthan's Minister of Dairy, Devasthan and Gaupalan department and India’s first cow minister, tells Down To Earth how the …

Is intensive livestock production responsible for emerging infectious diseases

It is high time we recognise the connection between people, animals, plants and their shared environment

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