Cattle
Cattle, or cows (female) and bulls (male), are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos taurus. Cattle are commonly raised as livestock for meat (beef or veal, see beef cattle), for milk (see dairy cattle), and for hides, which are used to make leather. They are used as riding animals and draft animals (oxen or bullocks, which pull carts, plows and other implements). Another product of cattle is their dung, which can …
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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 29 July 2024 English
This report is written by Suhas Chakma of Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program (IPLP), University of Arizona. Published in July 2024, the report examines the conflict between tiger conservation …
notified in 2004 that they could not graze their cattle, collect firewood for domestic use, or collect … when he had gone to the forest in search of his cattle;123 (2) Rahul Kutum, a minor, and three others … illegally by the forest officers to permit grazing of cattle.163 3. CAG’s Indictment of the Project Tiger …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 18 May 2024 English
This research paper looks at the impact of urbanisation on lake systems in Bengaluru, with a focus on the vegetation growing in the lake and expansion of built-up areas in …
farmers use these lakes to collect fodders for their cattle, and extract contaminated irrigation water to … Schlecht, E., 2023. Urbanisation threats to dairy cattle health: insights from Greater Bengaluru. India …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 3 May 2024 English
sharp rise in various parts of India. Given how integral cows are to the rural economy, attacks on cattle truck drivers have had a crushing effect on farmers and traders. PARI reports on such incidents from …
integral cows are to the rural economy, attacks on cattle truck drivers have had a crushing effect on farmers …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 19 March 2024 English
IQAir, a Switzerland-based company working on air quality technology, released this report on March 19, 2024. It gives an overview of population weighted air quality data for the year 2023 …
country’s air quality. Deforestation is being driven by cattle, soybean, and sugarcane production, land speculation …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 19 March 2024 English
Kisan Mazdoor Commission (KMC), an initiative by the Nation for Farmers, is a collaboration of activists and organisations focussing on current challenges faced by primary producers, artisans and rural workers …
cultivation; promote kitchen gardens, backyard poultry, cattle sheds and group farming. b) Place all above-ceiling … and milk products; p. Reopen cattle trade markets; q. End stray cattle menace. r. Provide public assistance … labour. Bayer has recruited large landowners to sell cattle feed and other products to small farmers. Large … all legal and vigilante-imposed restrictions on cattle trade, compensating farmers for destruction of … and milk products; d. Reopen cattle trade markets; e. End stray cattle menace. Cooperatives a. Provide …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 2024 English
Becoming a Young Farmer with the subtitle Young People’s Pathways into Farming: Canada, China, India and Indonesia is a collection of research papers published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2024 and …
grants are involved in beef cattle farming or in activities to support beef cattle farming, both of which …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 November 2023 English
This paper has been published in the Journal of Environmental Management in November 2023. It has been written by researchers Lea S. Schroder, Amol K. Bhalerao, Khondokar H. Kabir, Jurgen …
Quinton, J.N., Tyrrel, S.F., 2006. Effects of cattle manure on erosion rates and runoff water pollution …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 13 July 2023 English
The Linguistic Survey of India (LSI) is an ongoing project of the Government of India that aims to document and study how languages have changed in the country over the …
day is Mattu Pongal. On this day, they bathe the cattle and worship them as they are the mainstay of farm …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 24 June 2023 English
A film on the Van Gujjar community and their challenges in the hills and forests of Uttarakhand
forests are gone, how can we continue to raise cattle?” says Sahan Bibi. She, along with her son Ghulam …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 June 2023 English
This report was published in June 2023 by the Nudge Institute, Bengaluru, with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation. It presents information gained from interviews with farmers regarding changes in …
number of smallholder farming households owning cattle/buffaloes and the number of animals they own are … own cattle is decreasing – 79% owned 5 years ago while 66% own today, and the number of cattle they … they own is also decreasing - ~4 cattle five years ago while ~3 cattle today Smallholder farmers are also … get a good yield consistently." 77% 23% Uses own cattle Buys manure N = 93 N = 94 - Irrigated farmer in … since I have limited amount of manure from my cattle. So, all parts of land get manure once in 4 years …