India: Milk fortification and breed selection are keys to improving milk quality, according to Dr. Amrish Tyagi

Published 2021년 11월 26일

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National Milk Day was celebrated on November 26, 2021, in honor of Dr. Verghese Kurien's 100th birth anniversary. Krishi Jagran organized a webinar to discuss his contributions to the dairy sector. Dr. Amrish Tyagi, Assistant Director-General of ICAR- Animal Nutrition & Physiotherapy, emphasized the need to improve milk quality through fortification and breed selection. He also suggested that farmers should be paid based on the quality of milk. The webinar also highlighted the potential health benefits of milk and the importance of farm mechanization. Dr. Tyagi is a renowned expert in ruminant nutrition with extensive research experience and has received numerous awards for his contributions to the field.

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National Milk Day has been observed every year (since 2014) on November 26th, the birth anniversary of Dr. Verghese Kurien, dubbed as "The Father of the White Revolution," and this year marks his 100th Anniversary. To commemorate this, Krishi Jagran organizes a live session on “Contributions of Dr. Verghese Kurein to Dairy Sector” today at 11 a.m (IST). The main purpose of this webinar is to raise awareness of Dr. Verghese Kurien's accomplishments as the "Father of the White Revolution" and as the"Architect of Modern Dairy Industry”. The entire session was moderated by MC Dominic, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Krishi Jagran & Agriculture World. Dr. Amrish Tyagi, Assistant Director-General, ICAR- Animal Nutrition & Physiotherapy, New Delhi also participated in this webinar & shared his views along with various other speakers. He started his speech by greeting Krishi Jagran Team and said, “We’ve achieved the quantity of milk production but lacks in quality”. He suggested ‘Milk ...

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