Studies on leptospirosis
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Date
1976
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Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana
Abstract
Beside. cross-breeding pro jects in cattle and 1:uffaloes
plOject. tor the development of goats and sheep for milk, meat,
IIIlttol1, mobair and wool production have been initiated by
Gove1'llllleDt ot India. It is envisaged t hat in the Fifth Five
Year Plan, on the success of the se projects would rest the
eCOI10111T ot the nation to a great extent. For the successf'ul
completion ot these projects much attention has t o be given on
pzovidinC suitable health coverage to the improved livestock,
which incidentally are much mo re susceptible to diseases
than indigenous population. I n this context of improving
llvestock the importance of di seases causing reproductive
tilOrdera viz., abortion, sterility, infertility, repeat
breeding etc., is enomous. The truitf'ul results a chieved by vigorous efforts made
4uring the last two decades to cont rol animal brucellosis by
aean. ot vaCCination, testing and segregation, etc., brought
111 light the importance of lepto sp irosis as a widely prevalent
aa1ad;y. Studies on cultural, serol ogi cal , epidemiological,
ohiaopropl:\Ylaxis, immunopropQylaxis and other aspects of this
41.ea.e have been made. Recently good results for its treatment
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