CHINA SUCCESSFULLY CLONES TIBETIAN GOATS
China claims a groundbreaking success in cloning the first Tibetan goats using the somatic cell cloning technique, the same method employed for Dolly the sheep in 1997.The cloned goats, born through transferring the nucleus of an adult cell into a new egg cell, were announced by China Central Television. The news revealed that the first-born […]
The Pitfalls of Sheep & Goat Farming Subsidies in India
In the pursuit of fostering economic sustainability and empowering rural communities, the Indian government has long championed initiatives to support sheep and goat farming. Despite the noble intentions and substantial subsidies provided by the government, a staggering 80% of farms established with such support have shuttered within the last two decades. This alarming attrition rate […]
Contagious Disease Alert!
All Goat & Sheep Farmers may note that the State of Kerala (Especially the districts of Meenambalam, Karumbalur, Kulathur, Pampuram, Ezhippuram, Paripally, Chavarkodu, Puthiyapalam and Chirakara) are highly prone to PPR spread amongst the animals. Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), a highly contagious viral disease also known as sheep and goat plague. Affected animals develop […]