About National Animal Disease Control Programme:
- It is one of India's largest livestock health initiatives launched in 2019.
- It is a Central Sector Scheme where 100% of funds are provided by the Central Government to the States/UTs.
- It is aimed at controlling and eradicating Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) and Brucellosis through nationwide vaccination and surveillance.
- The programme targets 100 % vaccination of all livestock against FMD twice a year and one time vaccination against Brucellosis in 4-8 months old female bovine calves in their lifetime.
- Nodal Ministry: Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (AH&D), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying.
What is Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)?
- It is a highly contagious viral vesicular disease of cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats and pigs etc.
- FMD leads to reduction in milk yield, decreased growth rate, infertility, reduced working capacity in bullocks,
What is Brucellosis?
- It is a reproductive disease of cattle and buffaloes caused by bacterium Brucella abortus.
- It is characterized by fever, induces abortion at the last stage of pregnancy, infertility, delayed heat, interrupted lactation resulting in loss of calves, loss in production of meat and milk.
- Control of Brucellosis can be achieved by a once-in-a-lifetime vaccination of female bovine calves (4 – 8 months old).
