Ranchi, March 8 -- The College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry of Birsa Agricultural University examined and treated about two thousand (2000) dairy animals for infertility and examined cow dung for parasitic load in 19 aspirational districts of Jharkhand. About five thousand farmers participated in the awareness programmes on these aspects. Two such awareness camps were organized in all the 19 districts. About 250 farmers participated and 100 animals were treated in each camp.
The programme was conducted in collaboration with Department of Animal Husbandry, Govt of Jharkhand under an ambitious pan-India project "Pashudhan Jagriti Abhiyan (PJA) sponsored by the Government of India's Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying an...