On
the other hand , this Division is carrying
out various activities for public health
protection and quality control.Although
curative services are provided from district
veterinary units, it is planned to expand
and improve the quality of clinical services
through privatization of veterinary services
in potential urban areas.
The
following activities are carried out to
fulfill the above mentioned objectives and
implement animal health policies at national
level:
*
Develop and implement control and eradication
proramme for important live stock diseases.
* Set
standard , norms and develop monitoring
system to improve quality of veterinary
services and livestock production as a whole.
* Constantly
develop and improve animal health services
to meet the prevailing international
standard and requirement.
* Coordinate
and run emergency veterinary services during
epidemic outbreak of economically
important livestock diseases.
* Assist
Department of Livestock Services in developing
animal health poliy and strategy for prevention
and control of livestock and poultry diseases.
*Coordinate
technical aspects of veterinary service
with national and international organizations
to provide effective and quality animal
health services.
Organizational structure and available manpower
for successful implementation of animal
health programme are presented in table
1 and 2.
Note:Beide
this, 75 Livestock Service Offices and 999
Livestock Service Centers and Sub-centers
are assisting us to run animal health programme
smoothly at the peripheral level.
Biological
Products Division
In
order to expand preventive animal health
services and upgrade the quality of veterinary
vaccines, 6 different types of vaccines
are produced namly haemorrhagic septicaemia(HS),Blackquarter
(BQ),HS+BQ combined,anthrax,swine fever
and PPR.It is the first time that PPR vaccine
is produced in Asia.Four different types
of poultry vaccines i.e fowl_pox,Ranikhet
F1,Ranikhet R2B and gumboro are produced
and marketed. These poultry vaccines are
produced from specific pathogen free eggs
under strict GMP and quality control regime.Production
of these vaccines is sufficient to meet
national demand.
Rabies
Control and Public Health Protection Section
Anti-rabies
vaccines are produced for pre-exposure prophylaxis
of pet dogs and livestock animals since
1971.
Anti-rabies
vaccines are also prouced for human post-exposure
rabies prophylaxissince 1982.
Production
unit is capable to fulfill national requirement
of anti-rabies vaccine for human and veterinary
use.
Every
effort has been done to replace traditional
nerve-tissue vaccine production with
modern tissue-culture technology.
Extension
materials on rabies prevention and control
are produced and distributed on a regular
basis.
National
FMD Control Section
Foot-and-mouth
disease(FMD) is a major livestock disease
of economic losses in terms of milk and
meat production and draft power.
FN/FD
virus typing has been done in 61 districts.
National
strategy for FMD control and eradication
has been developed .FMD vaccine bank is
created at that central level.
Community
based FMD vaccination programme has bee
launched in milk shed areas on trial basis.
FMD
vaccine could not be produced due to financial
and technical constraints.
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