Industralized cattle production is presently the subject of great changes, which in some respects have great detrimental impact on the animals. Modern intensive production systems often disregard the animals’ behavioural needs, causing unnecessary stress and disease. In the light of Swedish cattle husbandry standards, housing, management, feeding, transport and slaughter practices, and animal w...

Animal Nutrition Research Department, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, Anand Agricultural University Anand388 110, Gujarat, India 1 Research Associate, ITM Unit, Project Directorate on Cattle, Meerut Cantt, Meerut250 001, India 2 Department of Veterinary Pathology, Dr. G. C. Negi College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, Palampur-176...

India is confronted with many hygiene problems in urban areas that are related to animal populations. While some of these issues have been present for many years, others are only now emerging. A livestock census in 2003 and another in 2007 revealed that populations of crossbred cattle, goats and poultry are all increasing in urban areas, since this enables easy market access, which, in turn, re...

The levels and composition of agricultural dusts are influenced by animal species, production strategy, housing type and ventilation efficiency. Agricultural dust within animal houses is complex and consists of feed particles, microbes and their products, dander, fecal matter, gases, metals and other organic and inorganic components. Livestock and poultry production facilities may be categorize...