Shastra (à¤¶à¤¾à¤¸à¥à¤¤à¥à¤°, IAST: ÅÄstra, IPA: ) is a Sanskrit word that means precept, rules, manual, compendium, book or treatise in a general sense. The word is generally used as a suffix in the Indian literature context, for technical or specialized knowledge in a defined area of practice.
Ice calving. Ice calving, also known as glacier calving or iceberg calving, is the breaking of ice chunks from the edge of a glacier. It is a form of ice ablation or ice disruption and is normally caused by the glacier expanding. It is the sudden release and breaking away of a mass of ice from a glacier, iceberg, ice front, ice shelf, or crevasse.
How long should a calving season last? The rule of thumb is 90 days to insure that all the cows calve within a year, but the length should be based on herd and management needs from manager time and marketing. The optimum calving season would have 60% of the cows calving in the first 30 days of the calving season. Conversion to a shorter calving season will highlight two things in the herd. First, less fertile cows can be identified and these freeloaders can be eliminated.