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Friday, April 19, 2024
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മലയാളം
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Animal Husbandry > Cattle
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Management
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Disease Management
• Be on the alert for signs of illness such as reduced feed intake, fever,
abnormal discharge or unusual behaviour.
• Consult the nearest veterinary aid centre for help if illness is suspected.
• Protect the animals against common diseases.
• In case of outbreak of contagious disease, immediately segregate the
sick, in contact and the healthy animals and take necessary disease control measures.
• Conduct periodic tests for Brucellosis, Tuberculosis, Johne's disease,
Mastitis etc.
• Deworm the animals regularly.
• Examine the faeces of adult animals to detect eggs of internal parasites
and treat the animals with suitable drugs.
• Wash the animals from time to time to promote sanitation.
Programme for vaccination of farm animals against
contagious diseases
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Sl. No.
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Name of disease
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Type of vaccine
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Type of vaccination
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Duration of immunity
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Remarks
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1
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Anthrax (Gorhi)
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Spore vaccine
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Once in an year premonsoon vaccination
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One season
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-
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2
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Black Quarter (Sujab)
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Killed vaccine
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- do -
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- do -
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-
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3
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Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (Galghotu)
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Ocladjuvant vaccine
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- do -
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- do -
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-
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4
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Brucellosis (Contagious abortion)
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Cotton strain 19 (live bacteria)
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At about 6 months of age
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3 or 4 calvings
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To be done only in infected herds
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5
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Foot and Mouth disease (Muhkhar)
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Polyvalent tissue culture vaccine
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At about 6 months of age with booster dose 4 months later
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One season
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After vaccination repeat vaccination every year in Oct./Nov.
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6
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Rinderpest (Mata)
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Lapinised avianised vaccine for exotic and crossbred cattle, caprinised vaccine
for zebu cattle.
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At about 6 months of age
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Life long
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It is better to repeat after 3 to 4 years
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(Source: NDDB)
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For more details:Kerala State Animal Husbandry
Department
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