Indian Journal of Animal Research
SCOPUSWeb of Science
  • Year: 2024
  • Volume: 58
  • Issue: 7

First questionnaire-based survey on the uptake and use of FMD-HS combined oil adjuvant vaccine in India

  • Author:
  • Sujoy Khanna1,*, Davinder Singh2, Yogesh Bangar3, Jyoti Shunthwal2
  • Total Page Count: 6
  • Page Number: 1215 to 1220

1Directorate of Extension Education, Lala Lajpat University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar-125 001, Haryana, India

2Haryana Pashu Vigyan Kendra, Mahendergarh, Lala Lajpat University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar-125 001, Haryana, India

3Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar-125 001, Haryana, India

*Corresponding Author: Sujoy Khanna, Directorate of Extension Education, Lala Lajpat University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar-125 001, Haryana, India, Email: joykhanna20@gmail.com

Online published on 11 October, 2024.

Abstract

The Government of India allowed the State of Haryana to go for the 27th round of FMD and HS combined oil adjuvant vaccine for mass vaccination of eligible bovine population, at a six monthly interval under FMD-CP. This was the second phase of the combined vaccination. Haryana is the only state in India where a single FMD and HS combined vaccine was used in bovines as a pilot project for protection against two most economically important diseases i.e. Hemorrhagic Septicemia (HS) and Foot and Mouth (FMD) diseases. The aim of this study is to describe the current uptake and usage of FMD and HS dual vaccine on the basis of a questionnaire-based survey of livestock owners in Haryana.

Randomly selected livestock owners from 6 district namely Karnal, Panipat, Kurukshetra, Ambala, Panchkula and Yamunanagar of Haryana State were contacted and a questionnaire, made available in paper format, was distributed to them to participate in this study. Appropriate, answers to open questions were categorised into themes using thematic analysis methodology (Attride-Stirling, 2001).

Total of 96.81 (ninety six point eight one) percent of respondents (n=942/973) had their cattle vaccinated. Of the 31 respondents who excluded their animals from the vaccination, 58.06 percent pregnant (18/31), 16.12 percent lactating (5/31), 12.9 percent calves (4/31) and 6.45 percent sick (2/31) animals were indicated. The respondents who excluded their animals further expressed their desire to get their animals vaccinated during later stages of life.

Keywords

Dual, FMD, HS, Questionnaire, Vaccination