Department in Gangtok District organized a series of awareness programmes in March 2025 to educate livestock farmers about ...

Emphasis has now moved to other high-impact animal diseases such as FMD, PPR, brucellosis and rabies. FMD is a highly contagious viral disease of cloven-hoofed animals characterised by high fever ...

and diagnostic tools and prophylactic measures for the control of important animal diseases, particularly those of transboundary nature, such as, highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), ...

Some 500,000 cattle have been vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease since the start of the nationwide campaign on January ...

Around 251 piglets were vaccinated against classical swine fever, around 200 goats were vaccinated against PPR and ET, and around 500 chicks were vaccinated against Ranikhet disease during a series of ...

The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Wednesday approved the revision of the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) with a total outlay of Rs.3,880 crore. The ...

The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has today approved the Revision of Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP).