Streamlining private sector driven vaccination of livestock in forest fringe villages of India
TITLE: 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 the Indian context to address the threat of disease
transmission between domesticated livestock and wildlife. In recent
years, grant-based or voluntary free livestock vaccination in
forest fringe areas has become a favorite activity for several NGOs
in India. Though private participation to assist the government in
animal disease control is a welcome move, what is missing is the
planned, targeted, and protocol-based approach.
Photo source: Mr Dibakar
Das
Vaccination of livestock in fringe villages must carefully consider specific circumstances, follow protocols, and target livestock owners for maximum coverage and outcome. The government should facilitate this by making available information about socio-economic and epidemiological risk profiling of fringe villages. For the targeted campaigns, public investment is also necessary to ensure mandatory identification of households rearing liv