ISBN: 9789381226254    Publisher: Satish Serial Publishing House Year of publishing: 2012     Format:  Hardcover Language: English

Cattle Industry (both milch and beef herds) forms an integral part of the livestock of the nation as it has significient contribution to the gross domestic product of the country derived from the agriculture and allied sector. There are still many shortcomings in the cattle rearing and managemental practices which makes this valuable animal vulnerable to several economically important infectious disease. This book provides an insightr to the constraints associated with the detection, prevention and control policies associated with such diseases and also highlights the disease diagnsis strategies (from conventional till molecular) along with judicious tips to prevent them to reduce the losses incurred upon by them. Moreover, an interesting feature of the book is the brief overview of the infectious diseases of public health concern that have been discussed in the last chapter.
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Dr. Rajib Deb, Scientist, Project Directorate on Cattle(ICAR), Grass Farm Road, Meerut-250 001,UP, India, Dr. Sandip Chakraborty, MVSc (Vet. Microbiology), Veterinary college Bangalore, India, Dr. Umesh Singh, Principle Scientist, Project Directorate on Cattle (ICAR), Grass Farm Road, Meerut-250 001,UP, India, Dr. Sushil Kumar, Senior Scientist, Project Directorate on Cattle (ICAR), Grass Farm Road, Meerut-250 001,UP, India, Dr. Arjava Sharma, Director, Project Directorate on Cattle (ICAR), Grass Farm Road, Meerut-250 001,UP, India
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