Indigenous vaccine developed for Lumpy Skin disease in cattle
11 Aug 2022 10:45:43
New Delhi, August 11: Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar launched the indigenous Lumpi-ProVacInd vaccine to protect livestock from Lumpy Skin disease. The vaccine has been developed by the National Equine Research Centre, Hisar (Haryana) in collaboration with Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izzatnagar (Bareilly).
Further, Tomar directed concerned officials to provide this vaccine in large numbers at the earliest for relief to the cattle. He said that there are 30 crore livestock in the country, and considering the plight of mute animals, all possible measures should be taken to provide them relief at the earliest.
Describing this vaccine as a milestone for eradicating this virus, Tomar said that livestock, along with human resources, is the biggest asset of the country, and we have a big responsibility to preserve it and make it prosper.
Noting that yet another new dimension has been set by developing this vaccine under Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), he congratulated scientists of both institutes. Ever since the disease came to India in 2019, research institutes have been engaged in developing the vaccine.
Tomar expressed happiness that scientists accepted this as a challenge and undertaking limited trials in a short period, have developed a vaccine 100% effective complying with all standards, which will be effective in getting rid of the disease.