Biovet, India’s LSD Vaccine gets CDSCO approval
Biovet, part of the Bharat Biotech Group, has received approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for its Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) vaccine, BIOLUMPIVAXIN, designed for dairy cattle and buffaloes. This vaccine, the only one of its kind globally for LSD, is both safe and effective. It also has a unique ability to […]
MoU Signed to Commercialise -Developed ‘Lumpi-ProVac’ Vaccine
Lumpy skin disease is a viral infection that primarily affects cattle. It is spread by blood-feeding insects such as flies and mosquitoes, as well as ticks. It causes fever, nodules on the skin, and death, particularly in animals that have never been exposed to the virus. Rupala lauded ICAR’s efforts in developing the indigenous Lumpi-ProVac vaccine against […]
Lumpy skin disease virus different from 2019 version
The lumpy skin disease (LSD) virus that has killed at least 50,000 cattle in India this year may be structurally different from the version of the virus prevalent in India in 2019, raising questions on whether the new vaccine being developed for safeguarding cattle may be adequately protective. Scientists at the Council of Scientific and […]
Pasteurised, boiled milk safe, avoid raw produce’
Indigenous vaccine to be rolled out The process is now under way to ensure the commercial availability of India’s indigenous vaccine Lumpi-ProVac to protect livestock from lumpy skin disease, Yash Pal, Director, National Research Centre on Equines, said on Tuesday. Speaking to The Hindu, he cautioned against the use of raw milk, especially during this […]
Lumpy skin disease vaccine released by DAHD ministry
In a major breakthrough, the indigenous Lumpy skin disease (LSD) vaccine is today released by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Parshottam Rupala at an event held in New Delhi. ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines (ICAR-NRCE), Hisar (Haryana), in collaboration with ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar, […]