Palpa, Dec. 25 -- Kamala Nepali of Ribdikot-3 could hardly believe what she was seeing. A team of veterinarians had arrived at her cowshed carrying a machine she had only ever associated with hospitals. Within minutes, her cows were undergoing tests to detect reproductive disorders and infertility, right inside the shed where she feeds and milks them every day.

"I was surprised to see such machines in my cowshed," Kamala said. "Although we have been raising livestock for years, we did not know that such technology had been developed."

She said she felt relieved and encouraged after her animals were examined and treated at home, with medicines provided on the spot. "At a time when many people are giving up livestock farming, it makes me ...