Vaccination strategy for prevention and control of economically important livestock diseases in Karnataka.

Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Haemorrhagic septicemia (HS), Black quarter (BQ), Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) and Enterotoxaemia (ET) are the major livestock diseases in Karnataka state. The authors observed that, though regular efforts were made by SDAH, Karnataka to control the disease incidence, an effective timely and location specific vaccine interventions must be emphasized in the state as preventive measure. Further, SDAH, Karnataka should take up extensive livestock extension activities to educate the farmers about the benefits of vaccination and the control over economical losses of the diseases.