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Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) involve the integration of various agricultural enterprises—such as crops, livestock, fisheries, horticulture, and poultry—within a single farm unit to maximize productivity, ensure sustainability, and diversify income sources. The effectiveness of an IFS largely hinges on selecting the right site and devising a well-thought-out plan, which together create the groundwork for a resilient and efficient farming system. Site selection and planning in IFS focuses on identifying a suitable location and developing a farm layout that allows seamless interaction among different farming components. Key factors to consider include the compatibility of soil and climate, the availability of water and other natural resources, and the optimal use of space and inputs. A carefully chosen site and integrated design enhance synergy between farm components, improve resource efficiency, and increase the overall profitability and sustainability of the system.
TOPOGRAPHY, SOIL, WATER AVAILABILITY, AND CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
In Integrated Fish Farming Systems (IFS) in India, topography plays a crucial role in site selection and planning, impacting the success of the system. Topography affects water management, soil suitability, and overall feasibility of the farm. Local Topography and Site Selection Local topography largely determines which type of pond you will build. The choice is based on the study of the longitudinal profile and cross-secitonal profiles of the valley. Look for Sites:
• Where water drainage will be possible by gravity;
• Where the earthwork will be minimum;
• Where it will be easy to balance the volume of earth to be excavated and that to be filled in.

The current study focused to investigate the significance of AgNOR count in diagnosis of canine mammary tumour and its correlation with histopathological evaluation. A total of 53 cases suspected for canine mammary tumour were presented to Veterinary Clinical Complex, DUVASU Mathura from January 2021 to April 2022, out of these 42 cases were screened as neoplastic while 11 were non- neoplastic based on cytological examination. 24 tissue samples were collected out of 42 neoplastic cases during surgical procedure under general anaesthesia for further detailed examination by the approval of Institutional Animal Ethics Committee vide application number IAEC/22/22. AgNOR staining revealed that carcinoma solid had highest number of AgNOR followed by malignant myoepithelioma and fibrosarcoma. AgNOR count gives an assessment of cell kinetics and is directly related to proliferative activity of cells.

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Therapeutic plants have different metabolites in them because of which they are generally utilized in the whole world by individuals to fix different illnesses. India has a rich history of involving many plants for therapeutic purposes. Therapeutic plants are assuming an exceptionally dynamic part in conventional medications for the treatment of different afflictions. India is a rich wellspring of restorative plants because of the varieties in soil, their heights, and other ecological and geological conditions. India’s utilization of plants for medical services goes back nearly 5000 years, when Ayurveda systematized around 8000 natural cures by utilizing plants. Root and tuber crops possess a striking situation in the food security of the creating scene because of their high caloric worth and sugar content. Some of them are as of now under development; however different species are developing wild as a dismissed gathering of financial plants. A portion of the tuberous species is significant due to their restorative as well as modern application. 

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an effective and environmentally friendly step towards pest control based on a combination of common practices. IPM programs use up-to-date and comprehensive information about the life cycle of pests and their interactions with the environment. This information, along with existing pest control methods, is used to control pest damage in the most cost-effective manner and with the least possible risk to people, property and the environment. The IPM methods can be used in agricultural and non agricultural areas, including homes, gardens and workplaces. IPM uses all pest control options, but not limited to the appropriate use of pesticides. In contrast, organic food production shares many of the same concepts as IPM, but limits the use of pesticides to those that come from natural sources rather than synthetic chemicals.

IPM is a set of pest management assessments, choices, and actions rather than a single approach of pest control. Growers using integrated pest management (IPM) that recognize the possibility of insect invasion employ a four-tiered strategy including establishing action levels, keep a look out for and recognize pests, its prevention and control.

IPM establishes an action threshold—a point at which insect populations or environmental circumstances suggest that pest control intervention is necessary—before implementing any pest control measures. It’s not always necessary to take action when one pest is seen. Future decisions about pest treatment must take into account the degree to which pests will pose an economic risk. Set thresholds through systematic, regular, and consistent monitoring. Develop thresholds that are appropriate for your circumstance. Modifying thresholds, management and monitoring techniques if necessary. For the majority of pest monitoring techniques, quantitative thresholds can be created, such as treating when specific circumstances are favorable for the onset of a disease or when the number or percentage of invertebrate pests or damaged plant parts surpasses predetermined limits. A good monitoring procedure involves knowledge of pest and beneficial species likely to be present, awareness of the critical crop development stages, good sampling and recording techniques and an estimate of infestation level.

Integrated fish farming involves the simultaneous cultivation of fish alongside other organisms, such as plants or animals, with the primary goal of achieving maximum yield using minimal resources in a shorter period. One notable form of this practice is Rice–Fish farming, which entails raising fish within the same land area used for rice cultivation. This method yields significantly higher productivity compared to rice cultivation alone.
Traditionally, the practice involved digging several small ditches in the rice fields and adding tree branches or bushes to create artificial habitats for wild fish. Occasionally, Carpio fry were stocked. However, the production levels were quite low—around 50 kg per hectare.
Since the 1990s, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have actively promoted Rice–Fish farming, enhancing it to include both nursery-stage and tablesize fish production. Additionally, Macrobrachium rosenbergii (giant freshwater prawn) is now cultured to increase profits and diversify outputs. Common species used in modern Rice–Fish systems include Labeo rohita (Rui), Catla catla (Catla), Cirrhina mrigala (Mrigel), Cyprinus carpio (both common and mirror carp), Hypophthalmichthys molitrix (Silver carp), Tilapia species, Thai barb (Puntius gonionotus), and M. rosenbergii. Yields have improved significantly under this system, reaching approximately 200 kg per hectare, much higher than in traditional setups.
PADDY-CUM-FISH CULTURE MODELS (SIMULTANEOUS & ROTATIONAL)
In rice fields that remain waterlogged for 3 to 8 months annually, fish often find their way into the waters naturally. This likely led to the practice of intentional stocking and harvesting of fish in paddy fields. The age-old method of trapping fish and prawns using cloths like gamcha or dhoti in fallow fields is still common in India.

Aquaponics is a method of soilless culture that combines aquaculture (raising fish) and hydroponics (growing plants without soil). It’s a sustainable and efficient system where fish waste provides nutrients for plants, and plants filter the water, creating a closed-loop ecosystem. This integration allows for a self-sustaining food production system with reduced water usage and increased resource efficiency.
CONCEPT OF AQUAPONICS – INTEGRATION OF AQUACULTURE AND HYDROPONICS
Aquaponics is a sustainable farming system that combines aquaculture and hydroponics. Aquaculture involves raising fish or other aquatic animals in tanks, while hydroponics is the practice of growing plants without soil, using nutrientrich water instead. Aquaponics merges these two systems into a symbiotic environment where both fish and plants thrive.

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A Primary Processing Centre (PPC) is a facility that offers essential infrastructure for the initial processing of agricultural produce, including grading, sorting, packaging, and storage. These centers are strategically located near production zones within raw material catchment areas and are supported by Collection Centers (CCs) in nearby villages.
The establishment and efficient management of a Primary Processing Centre (PPC) play a crucial role in enhancing the value of raw agricultural products, improving their marketability, and minimizing post-harvest losses. A welloperated PPC integrates modern processing technologies, optimized resource utilization, and streamlined logistics to ensure high-quality output and long-term sustainability. Advanced processing methods such as drying, milling, juicing, and canning help maintain product quality and nutritional integrity while reducing waste. Additionally, a robust management framework is essential for supervising operations, implementing quality control measures, and maintaining an efficient supply chain that connects local farmers to the processing facility. The effectiveness of a PPC extends beyond technical efficiency, as it also fosters community empowerment through job creation, skill enhancement, and active participation, thereby contributing to both economic development and sustainable agricultural practices. By harmonizing these elements, a PPC serves as a critical hub for agricultural progress, granting farmers improved market access, decreasing reliance on unprocessed exports, and generating value-added products that align with consumer demand.
The manufacturing and management of a Primary Processing Centre (PPC) play a crucial role in transforming raw agricultural produce into value-added products that enhance marketability, reduce post-harvest losses, and improve farmers’ income. A well-established PPC serves as a key

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A community radio station is characterized by its ownership and programming and the community it is authorized to serve. It is owned and controlled by anon- profit organization whose structure provides for membership, management, operation and programming primarily by members of the community at large. Its programming should be based on community access and participation and should reflect the special interests and needs of the listenership it is licensed to serve.

While community radio is a form of public-service broadcasting, it has an approach that is different from conventional broadcasting. Its specific focus is to make its audience the main protagonists, by their involvement in all aspects of its management and programme production, and by providing them with programming that will help them in the development and social advancement of their community.

A diverse microbial population colonizes the sterile mammalian gastrointestinal tract during and after the birth. This organized and long-lasting process of colonization by microorganisms has developed into flourishing relationships creating diverse environment within the host gut (Mazmanian et. al. 2005). There are various factors that affect the optimum colonization of gut microbiome and their normal functioning on various organ systems of the host body directly or indirectly. The gut microbiome comprises of a complex combination of microbes (Mezouar et. al. 2018). The mammalian gastro-intestinal tract harbors this complex ecosystem in equilibrium with the host immune system. The most magnificent feature of this commensal relationship is that the host not only tolerates but has also evolved to require colonization by commensal microorganisms for its own development and health. There are various factors that affect the optimum colonization of gut microbiome and their normal functioning on various organ systems of the host body directly or indirectly. The process of colonization is a two way interaction between the host and the microorganisms.

The natural habitat of rubber (Heavea brasiliensis) is rain forests of the Amazon basin, situated within 5° North and South at altitudes below 200m. The climate of this region is equatorial monsoon type characterized by mean monthly temperature by 25 to 28°C, well distributed rainfall and no marked dry weather. Though it is originated in the Amazon basin, it is now predominantly grown in the tropics where an equatorial monsoon type climate prevails. Regions between 8°N and 10°S which includes Indonesian archipelago, Malaysia, southern part of Sri Lanka and some other Islands, are better suited to rubber cultivation. The production of natural rubber in the country was 8.65 lakh MT in 2008–09, registering a 4.74 per cent growth compared to the previous year.

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The agriculture sector is also transforming through technological intervention and advancements drastically to improve several processes and crop and livestock production systems. These advancements have resulted in minimizing operation and production costs, reduction of environmental impact and optimization overall production cycle. The major issue in the agriculture sector is human-intensive operation and non-availability of sufficient labor on time. The on-field task like fruit harvesting, intra-row weed control which is supposed to be more difficult to perform by the traditional machinery and manually. This has made to think to introduce the autonomous tractors and robotics platform in field operation. Timely activities and treatment play an important role in agriculture and agriculture production. The farmers generally face many problems in performing the task on the field due to various limitations. The cost is one of the main parameters which need to keep the farmer in a competitive market and reduce the cost of operation as low as possible. Also, the growing population demand more and more food which put pressure on the agriculture sector to raise crop production. In this situation, agriculture robots can play an important role to address the challenges in the farms. A robot can professionally perform the task and can automate the tasks which are difficult for manual labor. These are used in the agricultural lands and they are also completely autonomous. These robots are used in several applications in agriculture and can also work autonomously.

The robotic system has been widely used in industrial production and warehouses in an almost controlled environment. In the early 1960s, the agriculture and forestry sector initiated research into driverless vehicles with a focus on automatic steered system and autonomous tractors. Robotics has made an impact on agriculture and forestry since past few years. The purpose of minimizing the damage to the growing zone of soil tends to cater to the application of automatic vehicle guidance. The interest in the development of robotics system in agriculture has led many experts to explore the possibilities to develop more rational and adaptable vehicles based on a behavioural approach.

Electrocardiograph, electrocardiography and electrocardiogram are the three terms commonly associated with ECG or EKG. Though, these terms are interdependent, there is clear differentiation and demarcation between these terms and should not be used as synonym.

Electrocardiograph

The term “Electrocardiograph” refers to an instrument or machine that records surface potentials associated with the electrical activity of the heart to generate a graphic representation, the electrocardiogram (Fig.1).

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The chrysanthemum is one of the most beautiful and perhaps the oldest flowering plant. It is commercially grown in different parts of the world. Chrysanthemum is commonly known as Guldaudi. In Dutch cut flower auction, chrysanthemum ranks second after rose. It is preferred practically due to vast range of shapes and sizes of flowers, brilliance of colour tones, long lasting floret life, diversity of height and growth habit of the plant, exceptionally hardy nature, relative ease to grow all the year round and versatility of use.

It is one of the most important traditional flowers of India mainly used as a potted plant, loose flower, cut flower and as border plant in the garden. Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium inflorescences are of considerable importance in the manufacture of pyrethrin insecticides.

Panchayati Raj is the oldest system of local government in the Indian subcontinent. Panchayati Raj Institutions have been in existence in India for a long time. In the old Sanskrit scriptures, word 'Panchayatan' has been mentioned which means a group of five persons, including a spiritual man. In the Rigveda, there is a mention of Sabha, Samiti and Vidatha as local selfunits. These were the democratic bodies at the local level. The king used to get the approval of these bodies regarding certain functions and decisions.

After independence, as a development initiative, India had implemented the Community Development Programmes (CDP) on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti, the 2nd October, 1952.The National Extension Service followed the Community Development Programme as the vehicle through which idea of Community Development would be worked and to build up an administrative system which can tackle the welfare problems of growth at the local level. The Balvantray Mehta Study Team was appointed in January 1957 to study and to make report on the Community Development Projects and National Extension Service .The Team brought to focus the areas mentioned below:

L - Ascorbic acid: It is a white crystalline compound with a slightly acidic taste. It is readily soluble in water, alcohol, glycerin, propylene glycol and is insoluble in oils, fats, ether, benzene, chloroform.

Lab coat: A loose white coat with deep pockets that is worn in a laboratory or medical office.

Labeling: It means any written, printed or graphic matter that is present on the label, accompanies the food or is displayed near the food, including that for the purpose of promoting its sale or disposal. After packaging, labels are required on the finished products intended for distribution and sale. Labeling can reflect on the quality of the product. It must be clear and informative. Information includes Name of the Manufacturer, Date of Manufacture, Net Weight, Gross Weight, Best before etc. Proper storage is needed for maintenance of the quality. Storage must be done only at recommended temperature, relative humidity, light and air / oxygen and carbon dioxide conditions etc. to maintain the quality of the food product. Label may include tag, brand, and pictorial or discriptivematter, written, printed, embossed, graphic, perforated, stenciled or stamped impressions. It is attached to container, cover, lid, or crown of ant food package.

The escalating global demand for livestock products, driven by rapid population growth and rising per capita consumption, presents significant challenges for the agricultural sector (Moreau and Jordan, 2005). Traditional livestock production methods are becoming inadequate to meet this demand sustainably. Biotechnology offers novel solutions to enhance productivity, improve animal health, and ensure environmental sustainability (Schmitt and Henderson, 2005). This review aims to explore the role of biotechnology in livestock, focusing on key innovations and their implications for the future of animal agriculture.

1. Genetic Engineering

Genetic engineering has revolutionized the field of animal science by enabling precise modifications of the livestock genome to enhance desirable traits and reduce undesirable ones.

1.1 Transgenic Technology

A mouse was the first successful transgenic animal followed by pigs, sheep, cattle, and rabbits (Shakweer et al., 2023). Transgenic animals are created by inserting foreign genes that encode specific traits, such as growth hormone genes to enhance growth rates or disease resistance genes to reduce susceptibility to infections (Hammer et al., 1985). For instance, transgenic cattle have been engineered to produce milk with modified protein content (Zhang et al., 2019), improving its nutritional profile for human consumption (Brophy et al., 2003). Further, cattle genetically engineered to express human lysozyme in their milk have shown enhanced antimicrobial properties, making the milk safer for consumption (Moreau and Jordan, 2005). These modifications not only boost productivity but also improve the quality of livestock products, making them healthier and more nutritious.

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In modern garden, dahlias are extensively used for exhibition, garden display and decoration. It can be grown in any form in the garden; in beds, in borders or even in mixed borders along with other plants. It grows well in pot also. For border purpose dwarf growing type are preferred, while in pots usually large flowering dahlias are grown. The long stemmed flowers of various forms and colours are used in flower arrangement. Dahlias make excellent cut flowers, which typically last about a week in the house and are also used in making garlands.

The tubers of dahlias contain appreciable amount of insulin and fructose and small quantities of phytin and benzoic acid which are of medicinal and nutritional value.

As we delve into the subcellular world, we uncover pivotal insights for advancing our understanding of animal health and disease. Immunoelectron microscopy (IEM) is the same as immunohistochemistry or immunocytochem istry at the light microscopy level. The Power of IEM combines the high-resolution imaging capabilities of electron microscopy with the specificity of immunolabeling. This robust procedure allows us to visualize the precise local ization of proteins and other molecules within cells, providing a detailed cellular architecture and function map. This technique is known as immunogold staining (IGS) or immunogold labelling (De Paul et al., 2012).

Principle of Immunoelectron Microscopy (Iem)

The basic principle of IEM is based on the specific binding of a primary antibody to the target antigen in the sample. A secondary antibody, which is conjugated to colloidal gold particles, is then added. This secondary antibody binds to the primary antibody. The gold particles are electron-dense, meaning they scatter electrons effectively. If viewed under an electron microscope, these particles appear as dark spots, indicating the location of the target antigen. This method demonstrates very specificity and high contrast, making it easier to visualize and study the distribution of proteins at the ultrastructural level (Schwartzbach & Osafune, 2010; Murtey, 2016).

The bael (Aegle marmelos (L.) Corr.) is indigenous to India and it is also called as Baelpatra, Bengal quince (John and Stevenson, 1979), Indian quince, golden apple, holy fruit, bel, bilwa, bela, maredoo and other dialectal names in India. Hindus used the leaves to worship Lord Shiva (Bilwa Patra) and keep them on Shivling and they consider it is very auspicious and to get the blessings of Shiva. The fruits form a vital ingredient of holy offerings to the God and Goddess through holy pyre (haven). In history, the mention of bael tree is traced to Vedic times (C 2000 BC. to C 800 B..) within the Yajur Veda.