Livestock and Fishery management in Andaman & Nicobar Island

Livestock: After the rainy season, livestock should be adequately dewormed for internal parasites and dipped for external parasites in collaboration with veterinary physicians, state veterinary departments, or KVKs. Vaccination schedules for livestock illnesses should be followed as recommended by the state Veterinary Department, for example, immunisation for swine fever in pigs, vaccination for FMD in …

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Tips for Field crops in Andaman & Nicobar Island Region

Pulses: Seed hardening of a green gramme or black gramme seeds for dryland ecosystems using 100 ppm MnSO4 at a 1:0.3 ratio for 3 hours and drying back to original seed moisture content (8 – 9 per cent) under shade. As a relay crop, distribute 20 kg of a green gramme or black gramme seeds …

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