Goat Pox Vaccine – Sheeppox, goat pox, and lumpy skin disease (Neethling) are capripoxvirus diseases that affect sheep, goats, and cattle, respectively, and are easily distinguished by their clinical symptoms.
The vaccine, which is 100 percent effective against the lumpy skin disease, is being produced by the Veterinary Biological Research Institute (VBRI) in Telangana, with the support of the Animal Husbandry Department.
The disease is spreading at a very rapid pace and has killed over 67,000 animals in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh states in the last two months.
As many states are queuing up before Telangana for the vaccine stock, the Animal Husbandry Department has decided to increase its production to 60 lakh doses in 15 days.
Lumpy skin disease is a highly infectious viral disease that affects cattle, especially cows in India.
It is transmitted by insects like mosquitos, flies, and ticks that feed on the blood of the host.
It also gets transmitted when an infected animal comes into close contact with another animal and when they move to new places.
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