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Karnataka: Foot-and-mouth disease in cattle a new headache amid COVID crisis

Express News Service BENGALURU:  At a time when people are facing the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an outbreak of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in cattle in Karnataka and this has caused concern among farmers. Experts say the Union Government not carrying out the previous round of FMD vaccination owing to COVID-19 has resulted in the outbreak. Similar to COVID-19, an animal infected with FMD needs to be kept in isolation as the disease first identified in 1883 can spread through the cattle s saliva, urine, dung and even air and is highly contagious. Under the National Animal Disease Control Programme, vulnerable animals, mainly cows and buffaloes, are vaccinated once every six months. The protection period of vaccination is 180 days.

India maintains buffalo meat exports at $ 3 17 bn in 2019-20 despite pandemic

India maintains buffalo meat exports at $ 3.17 bn in 2019-20 despite pandemic May 20, 2021 Hong Kong, Vietnam, Malaysia, Egypt, Indonesia top buyers India has maintained its buffalo meat exports at $3.17 billion in 2020-21, unchanged from the previous fiscal figure, despite an overall decline in goods exports in the pandemic-hit year, says government figures. “Buffalo meat export from India is going on smoothly and there are no hurdles in the supply chain. The affordably-priced buffalo meat is contributing towards food security and food price inflation control in the importing countries,” a government release stated on Thursday. The value realisation of buffalo has also increased to $2,921 per MT (metric tonne) from $,2754 per MT, the release added.

A One Health approach that targets people, animals

A ‘One Health’ approach that targets people, animals Updated: Updated: May 03, 2021 23:33 IST The battle against COVID-19 should also be used as an opportunity to meet India’s ‘One Health’ targets Share Article AAA The battle against COVID-19 should also be used as an opportunity to meet India’s ‘One Health’ targets The father of modern pathology, Rudolf Virchow, emphasised in 1856 that there are essentially no dividing lines between animal and human medicine. This concept is ever more salient as the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. Discussions that took place around World Veterinary Day, on April 24, 2021, focused on acknowledging the interconnectedness of animals, humans, and the environment, an approach referred to as “One Health”.

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