Combined International Workshop on Sustainable Livestock Production Systems and IPA Project Meeting on Health and Welfare of Dairy Cattle in India, 17-21 August 2015

Posted on July 11, 2015 by Mark EislerJuly 11, 2015

A combined workshop for the Global Farm Platform and the UK-India Partnering Award project ‘Health and welfare consequences of maladaptation of high-producing cross-bred dairy cattle to environmental stressors in India‘ will be held at the Hotel Flora International, Cochin International … Read more ..

India’s next weapon against climate change? The heat-tolerant dwarf cow

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Mark EislerJuly 8, 2015

Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation – Mon, 29 Jun 2015 10:33

Author: K. Rajendran

THIRUVANANDHAPURAM, India, June 29 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Worsening heat, fodder shortages and the threat of drought are forcing many hard-hit dairy farmers in the Anantapur area

GII Training Workshop on Sustainable Dairy Production, Pookode, Kerala 5-6 Jan 2015

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Mark EislerFebruary 15, 2015

KVASU Vice Chancellor B. Ashok addressing delegates at the workshop. Seated, from left to right: Dr. Vijayakumar, Dr. T.P Sethumadhavan and Sri. K.T. Thomas (MRCMPU).

Dr. B. Ashok, the Vice Chancellor, of the Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) inaugurated … Read more ..

Of Cows and Climate – Wisconsin’s Magazine for the Life Sciences

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Mark EislerOctober 23, 2014

Grow – Wisconsin’s Magazine for the Life Sciences article about how College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) researchers are leading a far-reaching effort to gather information about greenhouse gases related to dairy—and to give farmers and other industry professionals the … Read more ..

Intensive farming: When less means more on dairy farms

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Mark EislerDecember 22, 2014

Vanishing profit margins in dairy farming are intensifying pressure on the ubiquitous, genetically elite, high-yielding Holstein milk cow. A radical change in strategy is needed — less-intensive agriculture and a reduction in consumer wastage (see www.wrap.org.uk/content/household-food-and-drink-waste-uk-2012) could more than … Read more ..

Healthier, Happier, Greener Cows: ‘The Conversation’

Posted on September 10, 2014 by Mark EislerSeptember 27, 2014

Drain the milk lake and create a windfall of healthier, happier, greener cows

By Mark Eisler, University of Bristol; Graeme Martin, University of Western Australia, and Michael Lee, University of Bristol

Milk, a precious resource … Read more ..

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