CONTROL MEASURES FOR ZOONOTIC DISEASES OF SOUTH GUJARAT

ISHWAR BHABHOR¹*, HASMUKH VYAS², MITESH GAMIT³, RIZWAN GHASURA⁴, AMIT RATHOD^5
1Department of Animal Husbandry, Government of Gujarat
²Department of Extension Education, Veterinary College, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396445, Gujarat
³Department of Animal Husbandry, Government of Gujarat
⁴Department of Extension Education, Veterinary College, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396445, Gujarat
⁵Department of Extension Education, Veterinary College, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, 396445, Gujarat
* Corresponding Author : ishwar.vet@gmail.com

Received : 06-09-2016     Accepted : 11-10-2016     Published : 06-11-2016
Volume : 8     Issue : 54       Pages : 2836 - 2837
Int J Agr Sci 8.54 (2016):2836-2837

Keywords : Zoonotic diseases, Control Measures, Anthrax, Leptospirosis, Livestock owners
Academic Editor : Rajesh M. Bhuva
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankfully Acknowledge Dr Ajay Thakkar for valuable suggestion for this research work and also want to thank Dr Hardik Chudhary for helping to survey work.
Author Contribution : INB: Prepared manuscript and carried out this research work during M.V.Sc. HUY: Provide valuable guidance in study. MPG: Help in data collection RSG: help during statistical analysis ADR: Help in data collection

The Zoonotic diseases are those which can be passed from animal to man and man to animal. Zoonotic diseases have both direct and indirect effects on livestock health and production. Indirect effect of zoontoic diseases results in risk to human life, economic effect causing effect in treading. Increase value of product in market give safe and healthy product to consumers. The zoonotic diseases may transmit through condition like handling of animal and animal products, more than half number of people in India are in close contact with animals. Activities in rural area like cleaning of shed, not proper discharge of animal waste, dealing with sick animals, poor personal hygiene are factors which cause zoonotic diseases to rural people who keep animals. Present investigation shows that majority of livestock owners were aware about health matter of animals but they were not following specific control measures to control zoonotic diseases.