India: Milk fortification and breed selection are keys to improving milk quality, according to Dr. Amrish Tyagi
India
게시됨 2021년 11월 27일
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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).
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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 Fortification’ & ‘Breed Selection’ to improve the quality of milk. He also highlighted that fatty acids and amino acids (present in milk) could be very useful for health because of their anti-cancerous & anti-diabetic properties. He suggested that rates of milk should be given to farmers on the basis of the quality of milk (i.e., presence of nutrients in ...