Livestock and Poultry Production in Nepal and Current Status of Vaccine Development
The livestock and poultry sectors are an integral part of Nepalese economy and lifestyle. Livestock and poultry populations have continuously been increasing in the last decade in Nepal and are likely to follow that trend as the interests in this field is growing. Infectious diseases such as Foot an...
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| author | Uddab Poudel Umesh Dahal Nabin Upadhyaya Saroj Chaudhari Santosh Dhakal |
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| description | The livestock and poultry sectors are an integral part of Nepalese economy and lifestyle. Livestock and poultry populations have continuously been increasing in the last decade in Nepal and are likely to follow that trend as the interests in this field is growing. Infectious diseases such as Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), hemorrhagic septicemia (HS), black quarter (BQ), swine fever, avian influenza, and Newcastle disease (ND) constitute one of the major health challenges to the Nepalese livestock and poultry industry. Vaccinations are an efficient means of preventing the occurrence and spread of several diseases in animals and birds. Considering this fact, the government of Nepal began the production of veterinary vaccines in the 1960s. Nepal is self-reliant in producing several vaccines for cattle and buffaloes, sheep and goats, pigs, and poultry. Despite these efforts, the demand for vaccines is not met, especially in the commercial poultry sector, as Nepal spends billions of rupees in vaccine imports each year. There is a need of strengthening laboratory facilities for the isolation and characterization of field strains of pathogens and capacity building for the production of different types of vaccines using the latest technologies to be self-reliant in veterinary vaccine production in the future in Nepal. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-084d8987955f435d82847bc7c39321f42023-11-20T04:19:06ZengMDPI AGVaccines2076-393X2020-06-018232210.3390/vaccines8020322Livestock and Poultry Production in Nepal and Current Status of Vaccine DevelopmentUddab Poudel0Umesh Dahal1Nabin Upadhyaya2Saroj Chaudhari3Santosh Dhakal4Paklihawa Campus, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science (IAAS), Tribhuvan University, Siddharthanagar-1, Rupandehi 32900, NepalNational Vaccine Production Laboratory, Department of Livestock Services, Kathmandu 44600, NepalVeterinary Standards and Drug Regulatory Laboratory, Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu 44600, NepalNational Vaccine Production Laboratory, Department of Livestock Services, Kathmandu 44600, NepalW. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USAThe livestock and poultry sectors are an integral part of Nepalese economy and lifestyle. Livestock and poultry populations have continuously been increasing in the last decade in Nepal and are likely to follow that trend as the interests in this field is growing. Infectious diseases such as Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), hemorrhagic septicemia (HS), black quarter (BQ), swine fever, avian influenza, and Newcastle disease (ND) constitute one of the major health challenges to the Nepalese livestock and poultry industry. Vaccinations are an efficient means of preventing the occurrence and spread of several diseases in animals and birds. Considering this fact, the government of Nepal began the production of veterinary vaccines in the 1960s. Nepal is self-reliant in producing several vaccines for cattle and buffaloes, sheep and goats, pigs, and poultry. Despite these efforts, the demand for vaccines is not met, especially in the commercial poultry sector, as Nepal spends billions of rupees in vaccine imports each year. There is a need of strengthening laboratory facilities for the isolation and characterization of field strains of pathogens and capacity building for the production of different types of vaccines using the latest technologies to be self-reliant in veterinary vaccine production in the future in Nepal.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/8/2/322infectious diseaseslivestockpoultryvaccine |
| spellingShingle | Uddab Poudel Umesh Dahal Nabin Upadhyaya Saroj Chaudhari Santosh Dhakal Livestock and Poultry Production in Nepal and Current Status of Vaccine Development Vaccines infectious diseases livestock poultry vaccine |
| title | Livestock and Poultry Production in Nepal and Current Status of Vaccine Development |
| title_full | Livestock and Poultry Production in Nepal and Current Status of Vaccine Development |
| title_fullStr | Livestock and Poultry Production in Nepal and Current Status of Vaccine Development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Livestock and Poultry Production in Nepal and Current Status of Vaccine Development |
| title_short | Livestock and Poultry Production in Nepal and Current Status of Vaccine Development |
| title_sort | livestock and poultry production in nepal and current status of vaccine development |
| topic | infectious diseases livestock poultry vaccine |
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