User:DR RAM BAHADUR CHAUDHARY/sandbox

 ANIMAL WELFARE SCIENCE COMMUNICATION IN INDIA 

HISTORY :

Journalism and Communication on Animal Welfare in India began during 1980s and scientific popular articles in vernacular language(Hindi) begin by Sevagram Journals Private Limited[19], Lucknow (Uttar, Pradesh) by publishing of Hindi monthly - Pashu Palak Guide for popularizing  the latest researches on animal care and welfare. Later ,the first edition of Bhartiya Krishi Anusandhan Patrika of was published from Agricultural Research Communication Center ,Karnal, Haryan in 1986[21] and covered agriculture and animal science researches as well as welfare of animals. Working as researcher and communicator is different dimension of journalism to write scientific research, particularly  on animal welfare science is very challenging and and effort done since last 30 years and recognize by Government of India.

INNOVATIVE EFFORTS:

Animal care and Management or Animal Welfare ,feeding of animals has great role.An effort done to improve the poor quality roughage like paddy and wheat straw has no nutritional value ,Dr R B Chaudhar,developed technology for improvement to increase the nutritive value.For communication of this technique and popularize ,he had presented his research paper in Hindi in First Animal Nutrition Research Conference for Asian Pacific in 1991 and it was appreciated and encouraged by the pioneer scientific organisation- Animal Nutrition Society of India, NDRI(ICAR). Dr Chaudhary all the editor of the first research journal titled -Pashu Poshan Anusandhan Darshan ( Hindi Quarterly) was brought out from Lucknow, UP in 1991 .As publisher - editor focused the Animal Nutrition research communication  with special highlights on Animal Welfare. Dr R B Chaudhary,begin his journey for animal welfare science communication as an animal welfare researcher,  writer, editor and activist and worked on various vital issues of animal welfare to educate, aware and sensitize the grass-root workers through disseminating information to the people working for rescue and save animals abandoned on the road[1][2].He focused on issue of misuse of oxytocin hormone for milk down and  Government of India  taken  stringent action[14]. For his outstanding contribution in animal welfare journalism and communication, he was appointed in 1994 as honorary  animal welfare education  officer  with the  Animal Welfare Board of India(AWBI) and the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals(United Kingdom) to educate animal lovers and later, appointed editor of quarterly publications namely Animal Citizen (quarterly), Jeevstathi and monthly publication AWBI Newsletter  of the Animal Welfare Board of India is a statutory advisory body the Government of India covering all dirty issues of animal welfare  and prevention of cruelty to animals  under provision of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 by following of five freedom of the animals and  also care of sentiment and emotions  of animals .As editor , he started  focusing on  animal welfare  science communication in the public[19] and once again  raised  the  misuse of Oxytocin  hormone  for let down of the milk  by Indian Dairy farmers[1][2].

RESEARCH COMMUNICATION:

Meanwhile, he did his doctoral research on misuse of Oxytocin under Agra University(Dr B R Ambedkar University Agra,UP) under support of TANUVAS ,AWBI and Veterinary College, Rajendra Nagar Hyderabad and his finding have been eyeopener for safe and cruelty free animal husbandry practices[11][12]. He brought out special issue of Animal Citizen for awareness and the tUdhe AWBI wrote letter to Drug Controller of India to ban the drug so that misuse of scheduled hormone could be prevented.Later, Oxytocin hormone was notified for ban[13].He focused many crucial issues of animal welfare to define in scientific manner with the AWBI by publishing popular articles for dissemination of animal welfare science in public for two decades. During the period, he was also assigned additional responsibility as Press Public Relation Officer (2004) , Assistant Secretary(2007-2010) and Faculty In-charge , National Institute of Animal Welfare(2012) and also appointed advisor for media in education on animal welfare and Goshala Development with Uttar Pradesh Gau Seva Aayog(2020).He is also advisor of a National Award Winner NGO - "Samast Mahajan" in 2018 for Training , Media and Education[19].Currently,he is editing Animal Welfare, Hindi monthly to educate  latest research all animal welfare and animal behavior.His three blogs, Animal Welfare, Animal Care Times and Pashu Poshan Anusandhan Darshan are very popular in animal lovers,trainers,policymakers,educationist and researchers.

RECOGNITION:

For his outstanding contribution in the field of animal welfare research, education and communication, he was awarded Krishi Vigyan Parishad Puraskar(1982), Rishabh Puraskar (2001), Animal Welfare Fellowship Award (2004) and Achievement Award of the Newspapers Association of India( NAI) in the year 2013[19 ].

 DIFFERENCES :

1) For the Love of Animals: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/for-the-love-of-animals/articleshow/77041228.cms

2) Animal Scientist Appointed Gauseva Advisor : https://www.pressreader.com/india/hindustan-times-lucknow/20200727/281818581155928

3) Oxytocin’- The Dark Side to the Indian Dairy Industry (APRIL 15, 2015)/ KABANIMALEX Kabani Mary Alex ; https://artsyjk.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/oxytocin-the-dark-side-of-the-indian-dairy-industry/

4) Appeal to AWOs! Please Help Stop the Misuse of Oxytocin in Cows; http://www.awbi.in/awbi-pdf/ac_janmar_2013.pdf

5) Dr R B Chaudhary Research on Oxytocin Misuse, Animal Citizen,Vol;42(1) Jan-March,2013, pp.44 : http://www.awbi.in/awbi-pdf/ac_janmar_2013.pdf

6) Dr R B chaudhary, https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=User:DR_R_B_CHAUDHARY&action=edit&redlink=1

7) Dr R B Chaudhary, https://muckrack.com/dr-r-b-chaudhary/bio

8) Dr R B Chaudhary, https://www.pantnagar4a.in/profile.dz#

9) A New Danger of Oxytocin Misuse(November,2011), Pashudhan ,pp.7

10) R B Choudary(1995). Use of Oxytocin for letdown down of milk from dairy animals is not only injurious to health but also illegal.Hindustan Samachar Feature Sewa Private Limited,New Delhi ,Vol.6,No.192.

11) RB Chaudhary(Editor) Adverse Effect of Oxytocin Misuse(2004).Animal Citizen:October to December 2004

12) Milk Used at Homes Not Safe, The Deccan Chronicle,12 September 2011 ,pp-4

13) The Gazette of India Extraordinary-29(E)/ Part-II Section 3(1): Notification on Oxytocin.

14) Shodhganga,pp-152 : Chaudhary, R.B.; Tripathi, S.C. and Tripathi, P.K. (1993). Stop ! It is harmful to milking animals . Pashu Poshan Anusandhan Darshan, 3(1): pp 1,16. : https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/169315/13/13_references.pdf

15) R B Chaudhary, A D Tiwari and M Singh( 1988). Effect of feeding urea and fungus spent a straw on nutrient utilization on crossbred growing heifers pp 133 -134 In. Kiran Singh and J B Schiere (eds) Fibrous Crop Residue as Animal Feed- Proceedings of on an International Workshop Held on 27 to 28 October, 1988 at the end Bangalore, India.

16) Mushroom Spent Straw as Fodder ,The Economic Times, New Delhi , 16th September 1988 pp-3.

17)A Cheap Source of Fodder,The Pioneer ,13th September 1988 ,pp-6.

18) R B Chaudhary,A D Tiwari and M Singh(1988). Mushroom Grown Wheat Straw a Cheap Source of Fodder,,Indian Farmers Digest, Vol.xxi, No. 12 ,pp-25-28

19) https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF:DR_R_B_CHAUDHARY

20) https://www.arccjournals.com/

21) http://www.connectjournals.com/subscription_info.php?bookmark=CJ-032677

22) https://en.gravatar.com/animalwelfarereview