Livestock
Staff shortage keeps a Gaibandha animal clinic shut for eight years
Both posts at the Taluk Jamira animal welfare centre in Palashbari, Gaibandha have been vacant for eight years, leaving cattle without treatment.
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Livestock
Dart guns let ranchers treat sick cattle on pasture, but Manitoba vets set limits
Remote drug delivery by dart is spreading among western Canadian cattle producers as a way to treat a sick or injured animal without a chute, but Manitoba Agriculture and veterinarians say it suits only some cases, few drugs and trained hands.
Livestock
A panting cow may be anaemic, not sick in the lungs: two tick-borne look-alikes
University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension veterinarian Sandy Stuttgen walks through a case where a cow's laboured breathing pointed to anaplasmosis or theileriosis, two red-blood-cell diseases that look the same but need different responses.
AgribusinessGabtoli market: 4-maund cattle priced at Tk 1.4 lakh, sales yet to begin
On 23 May 2026, five days before Eid-ul-Azha, sellers at Dhaka's Gabtoli cattle market were asking Tk 1,40,000 to Tk 1,50,000 for cattle yielding four maunds of meat, but few buyers had come and traders blamed rising feed and other costs.
Environment
Injured Langur Comes to Hospital for Treatment in Jashore
An injured langur came to the livestock office and veterinary hospital in Jhikargachha, Jashore, and allowed its wound to be cleaned.
Environment
Tarique Rahman Opens 'Free Animal Clinic'
BNP chairman Tarique Rahman has opened the Bangladesh Animal Welfare Association's 'Free Animal Clinic' in Banani, Dhaka.
Environment
DNCC and Furry Friends Foundation Sign MoU on Animal Welfare
Dhaka North City Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding with Furry Friends Foundation to manage street animals, protect public health and ensure animal welfare.
Crops
How to Care for Livestock in Winter
Intern veterinarian Md Rajibul Islam sets out how to feed, house and watch over cattle, calves and pregnant cows in winter to keep them healthy and productive.
Fisheries
Escaped Lioness Back in Its Cage, Probe Committee Formed
The lioness that got out of its cage at the National Zoo in Mirpur, Dhaka, has been tranquilised and returned safely, and a two-member committee is investigating.
Environment
Two-Hour Surgery and 80 Stitches to Save a Cobra
Doctors in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, saved a cobra injured during construction work with a two-hour operation and 80 stitches.
Crops
Anthrax Vaccine Costing 80 Paisa Sold for Tk 20 in Gaibandha
Cattle owners in Sundarganj say they are being scared into paying Tk 20 or more for an 80-paisa anthrax vaccine, while the livestock officer says only Tk 10 was allowed.
Crops
When Livestock Anthrax Reaches Humans, What Should You Do?
Anthrax, a bacterial disease of livestock, is now infecting people in northern Bangladesh; here is how it spreads, its symptoms and how to prevent it.
Crops
What to Do When Cattle Get Lumpy Skin Disease
An intern veterinarian explains the symptoms, spread and prevention of lumpy skin disease, which is spreading among cattle in various parts of the country.