{"id":120508,"date":"2026-08-22T14:05:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=120508"},"modified":"2026-08-22T14:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:35:22","slug":"national-animal-disease-control-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-animal-disease-control-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"National Animal Disease Control Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>National Animal Disease Control Programme Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) has emerged as one of India\u2019s most comprehensive and data-driven livestock health interventions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About National Animal Disease Control Programme<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of India&#8217;s largest livestock health <\/span><b>initiatives launched in 2019.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>Central Sector Scheme where 100% of funds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is provided by the Central Government to the States\/UTs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is aimed at controlling <\/span><b>and eradicating Foot and Mouth Disease<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (FMD) and <\/span><b>Brucellosis <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">through nationwide vaccination and surveillance.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The programme targets 100 % vaccination of all <\/span><b>livestock against FMD twice a year<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and one time vaccination against Brucellosis in 4-8 months old female bovine calves in their lifetime.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nodal Ministry: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (AH&amp;D), <\/span><b>Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry &amp; Dairying.<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>What is Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)?<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a highly <\/span><b>contagious viral vesicular disease<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats and pigs etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/foot-and-mouth-disease-fmd\/\" target=\"_blank\">FMD<\/a><\/strong> leads to reduction in milk yield, decreased growth rate, infertility, reduced working capacity in bullocks,<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><b>What is Brucellosis?\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>reproductive disease of cattle and buffaloes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> caused by bacterium Brucella abortus.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is characterized by fever, induced abortion at the last stage of pregnancy, infertility, delayed heat, interrupted lactation resulting in loss of calves, loss in production of meat and milk.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Control of Brucellosis can be <\/span><b>achieved by a once-in-a-lifetime vaccination<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of female bovine calves (4 \u2013 8 months old).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2302242&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Animal Disease Control Programme is one of India&#8217;s largest livestock health initiatives launched in 2019. 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