<span style="color: #222222;">In  Jammu and Kashmir, Principal Secretary Animal & Sheep Husbandry Department, Naveen Kumar Chaudhary has  inaugurated 'Pashudhan Mela' in Kathua today. AIR Jammu Correspondent reports that during the Mela, a variety of breeds of cattle and buffalo from the neighbouring state of Punjab  including breeds from Kashmir were put on display. Addressing the farmers, the Principal Secretary  said the 'Pashudhan Mela' is the first of its kind Mela held in the Union Territory organized with the objective to educate farmers about the latest cattle breeds .He said Cattle Mela will be a regular affair in J&K covering each district in a phased manner. He said the Department of Animal Husbandry has taken a series of steps to empower farmers and livestock owners to adopt dairy which have huge market demand. He appealed to youth to come forward to start their units in dairy farming under Integrated Dairy Development Scheme (IDDS) which provides expertise and necessary machinery at subsidized rates.</span>