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Poultry Farming in Haryana: Status and ScopeBy D.S. Dalal, Poonam Ratwan, Manoj Kumar
Abstract: In Indian agriculture, poultry is the fastest growing sub-sector registering around 8–10 percent growth annually over the last decade. As per latest Livestock census (2012), total poultry in the country is 729.2 million numbers and out of these 42.82 million poultry is in Haryana state. There is increasing trend in the population of poultry in rural areas as compared to urban areas of Haryana which indicates that there is scope …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 14–21 Read article →
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Significance of Butyrophilin Gene in Relation to Milk Constituents in Dairy AnimalsBy Poonam Ratwan, Manoj Kumar
Abstract: Abstract Butyrophilin (BTN1A1) has been classified as member of transmembrane proteins of immunoglobulin family. BTN1A1 is a QTL candidate gene having role in milk production and composition (fat) in dairy animals. The gene product BTN1A1 has function during secretion of milk fat and its expression is tissue specific in lactating mammary tissue. Butyrophilin gene constitutes of a more than 40% by weight of total protein and synthesized as a peptide …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Dairy Science and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 24–30 Read article →
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Interventions and Package of Practices needed to Enhance Farmer’s Income through LivestockBy Poonam Ratwan, Manoj Kumar, Pooja Joshi, Nisha Sharma, Pooja Devi, Siddharth Deswal
Abstract: Livestock plays a vital role in Indian economy. In India, large number of population is dependent on livestock for their livelihood. India has vast store of livestock breeds but milk productivity is still low in the country as compared to many countries. Various livestock species contributes differently to the income of poor and marginal farmers but among different livestock species, cattle and buffalo are largely maintained by farmers to earn …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Dairy Science and Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 20–25 Read article →
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Influence of Genetic and Non-Genetic Factors on Lactation Traits in Dairy Cattle: A ReviewBy Poonam Ratwan, Manoj Kumar, Ajoy Mandal
Abstract: India has about 39.73 million crossbred cattle out of total 190.90 million (37.28%) cattle population as per the all India livestock census, 2012. The decade wise trend in livestock population (1997 to 2012) shows a distinctive swing in composition of dairy animal stock in favor of crossbred cattle, as their number increased by 20.18%, while that of indigenous cattle declined by 8.94%. Selection of dairy animals is usually based on …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Dairy Science and Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 7–22 Read article →
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Carbon Footprints of Dairy Animals: Causes and Its MitigationBy Poonam Ratwan, Ajoy Mandal, Manoj Kumar, M Karunakaran, TK Dutta
Abstract: Greenhouse gases are building up in the atmosphere to a larger degree leading to “global warming”. The total quantity of gaseous emissions of greenhouse gases emitted by an individual in one year; directly or indirectly is measured in terms of 'carbon footprint'. Livestock play an important role for emission of greenhouse gases through various ways like rumen fermentation, manure and fodder production, milk, beef production etc. The demand for livestock …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Dairy Science and Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 6–11 Read article →