National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) – Will it deliver?
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The Prime Minister had inaugurated the national Animal Disease Control Program at Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura. It aims to eradicate 2 major diseases affecting the Indian livestock- Foot and Mouth Disease/ FMD and the Brucellosis. Both these diseases are of major concern, especially to the dairy industry.
What is FMD?
- Foot and Mouth disease/ FMD is a viral disease that infects cloven-hoofed animals like cow, sheep, pig, goat, etc.
- It is caused by Picornavirus called the Foot-and-Mouth disease virus. The virus is spread by contact with the infected animal, aerosol, infection laden fodder, vehicles used for transporting the infected animals, etc.
- The symptoms include h
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