Meet the founder: FaunaTech’s Rajat Pandya on the quantified cow…
As FaunaTech cofounder Sidhant Jena observed a couple of years ago, the parallels between human and animal diagnostics were brought into sharp relief in the early days of COVID-19. As governments and healthcare providers were frantically trying to set up the most efficient testing, tracing and isolation protocols to contain the spread of COVID-19, FaunaTech was applying […]
New arrangement for scaling up indigenous knowledge system
A technology transfer arrangement can help to scale two environment-friendly technologies—an indigenous herbal formulation with the potential to control Mastitis, an ailment common among dairy animals, and an indigenous herbal supplement with positive influence on growth performance of broiler chicks, for end users. The National Innovation Fund (NIF)-India , an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government […]
DSCC method a viable tool in mastitis management
A study confirms that by looking more closely at the cell distribution in the milk sample, 18% more udder infections can be detected than by looking at SCC alone. According to a press release, the recent study was conducted with Canadian dairy farms and confirms that the DSCC (differential somatic cell count) method is a […]
Somatic cell count limit may curb antibiotic residue in milk
Scientists of the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) have set standard limits of somatic cell counts (SCC) in milk of indigenous cattle and Murrah buffalo to monitor the prevalence of sub-clinical mastitis in dairy herds, quality of raw milk and hygienic conditions at farms. They are trying to set up a reference value of milk […]
Uncontrolled use of critically important antibiotics in dairy cattle is making milk unsafe: CSE findings
CSE’s new assessment of antibiotic misuse in the dairy sector says milk is not safe. Centre for Science and Environment organised an online consultation with stakeholders on indiscriminate use of Antibiotics on milch animals . It also shared concern over inadequate attention to testing antibiotic residues in milk . A wide spectrum of experts and participants from […]
