Farm Animal Health and Safety: An Integrated Approach

For a developing country like India, livestock wealth is extremely valuable. Animal husbandry is no longer a sideline to agriculture or a backyard occupation in India. Animal husbandry has evolved into an industry, and recent reports indicate that the sector's contribution to the nation's GDP is significantly higher, despite its meagre input. Animal husbandry provides a better opportunity for marginal farmers whose income from agriculture is rapidly dwindling due to the vagaries of the monsoon, fragmentation of landholdings, pest problems, and low pricing, among other factors