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COVID_19 disaster management and preparedness related suggestions for the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Government of Assam

7th point suggestion for CoVID_19 disaster management and preparedness at Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Government of Assam, India Prepared by Assam Vet Roadmap Project team of Vet Helpline India Pvt Ltd.  Disaster Management The Department of Animal Husbandry

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Posted in Animal welfare, Disaster and Emerging issues

Promoting inter-departmental collaboration in State Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Departments in India

Inter-departmental collaboration amongst the government line departments is essential for the convergence of development schemes. Convergence brings synergies between different government programs/schemes in terms of planning, process, and execution often leading to innovation. Collaboration in any form is directly related

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Posted in Livestock Policy, Planning and Projects

Imperative for Private sector participation for animal disease control and last-mile veterinary service delivery in India

In India, veterinary service is a state subject, and state governments are the primary stakeholders for the implementation of central and state-funded programs related to animal disease control and delivery of last-mile veterinary services. As an additional investment, for the

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Posted in Livestock Policy, Planning and Projects

Organizational Strengthening of Veterinary Council of India and State Veterinary Councils with particular reference to the recommendation from OIE-India PVS report (2018 )

The Veterinary Council of India (VCI) is the premier statutory body within the veterinary domain in India under the provision of the Indian Veterinary Council Act (1984). The Act also has a provision ( Section 32 ) for State Veterinary

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Posted in Veterinary Profession, Workforce development and Continuing Education

National Seminar on Restructuring and Strengthening of Veterinary Service Delivery System in the Nation

The Indian Veterinary Association (IVA) organized a national seminar titled “Restructuring and Strengthening of Veterinary Service Delivery System in the Nation” on 28th June 2019 at Officer Training Institute (OTI), Khanapara, Guwahati, Assam, India. The seminar was attended mostly by

Posted in News and Updates

Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR): A silent problem causing infertility in cross-bred cattle

India has a huge livestock population supporting the socio-economics of the majority of the population. The country with a geographic area of 3,287,240 sq.km supports 300 million bovines, 65.07 million sheep, 135.2 million goats, and about 10.3 million pigs as

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Posted in Disease Control strategies

Diagnostic and prophylactic measures of Diaphragmatic hernia in Buffaloes

Introduction Diseases of the digestive tract in ruminants comprise major clinical problems and sometimes, these either remain undiagnosed or fail to respond to medicinal treatment which ultimately results in major economic loss for the farmers. One of the commonly seen

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Posted in Veterinary Profession, Workforce development and Continuing Education

National technical seminar on re-orienting para veterinary services

Vet Helpline India Pvt Ltd provided knowledge and institutional support to the All Assam Veterinary Field Assistant Association (AAVFAA) to organize a national technical seminar titled “Reorienting para-veterinary services” on 5th January 2019 at Amolapatty Natya Mandir, Nagaon, Assam, India.

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Dairy Development in North East India

Popularity of milk in the plains of N E India is at par with other parts of the country. There is also a positive trend in milk consumption by hill tribes. Unlike in 70’s, dairy farming is now an important

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Posted in Livestock Policy, Planning and Projects

National Occupational Standards (NOS) and Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Sector in India

  National Occupational Standard (NOS) describes what individuals need to do, know and understand to carry out a job role or function.   A set of such standards, aligned to a job role, is called Qualification Pack (QP). Agriculture Skill

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Posted in Veterinary Extension and Farm Skill Development

Streamlining private sector driven vaccination of livestock in forest fringe villages of India

Streamlining private sector driven vaccination of livestock in forest fringe villages of India Mass vaccination of livestock in forest fringe villages is an important and relatively common activity in Indian context to address the threat of disease transmission between domesticated

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Posted in Companion, work animal and Wild life health management, Uncategorized

Management of the Mis-mating and Medical Termination of Pregnancy in bitches

  The effervescent, affectionate and friendly attitude of female than the male dogs has made them most likable to pet owners. But even though the owners have a preference for female dogs as pets, they are averse to the idea

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