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Recommendations of National
Seminar “Emerging diseases of Small Ruminants and their
containment under WTO regime” 3-5 Feb., 2007
1. Both live animals and carcasses of goat and sheep after
appropriate check up and certificate may be allowed for export
to other countries.
2. Government of India should constitute on high priority a
National Goat and Sheep Development Board .The states that do
not have such organization should also constitute the State
level boards urgently.
3. There is an urgent need of a regulation for containment of
risk of the emerging pathogens in the country.
4. In view of mortality inflicted by goat pox disease, the
research on goat pox should also be undertaken along with sheep
pox.
5. Production of a penta-valent vaccine for the control of Blue
tongue may be encouraged.
6. Eradication program for Capri pox, Blue tongue and PPR may be
launched as was the program launched for RP eradication in the
country.
7. Alternative therapies, including herbal and homeopathic drugs
should be evaluated against important clinical conditions for
organic animal husbandry.
8. Research on molecular epidemiology and fingerprinting to
establish transmission pattern of the disease across the
National boundaries should be encouraged.
Recommendations of National Goat Fair &
Scientists-Entrepreneurs-Farmers Interactive Meet March 1-3,
2008
9. Government of India should constitute, on high priority, a
National Goat Development Board at par with Wool Development
Board. State Animal Husbandry Departments should start Goat
Development Programmes focusing on transfer of technologies
generated by ICAR/SAUs.
10. Marketing of goat & goat products is not organized. There is
an urgent need to form co-operatives/producer associations/goat
societies on State/National basis for better marketing
opportunities.
11. Goat Seed Production Centers on specified breeds of Goats in
their home tracts should be established by State Animal
Husbandry Departments with the assistance of ICAR to take goat
improvement programmes more vigorously.
12. The credit level flow for Animal Husbandry in general and
goat production in particular is very low. The schemes for
commercial goat production and value addition should be financed
liberally by NABARD and other banking institutions of India.
13. There should be National PPR eradication programme by mass
immunization of Small Ruminants by State Animal Husbandry
Departments with Central Assistance.
14. In view of high pressure, shrinking and low carrying
capacity of the grazing lands, it is recommended to adopt
semi-intensive system of goat rearing with supplementation of
concentrate mixture, crop residues, green, dry and tree fodders
to enhance the productivity.
15. New technologies innovations should be adopted to improve
the productivity of goats. New technologies showcasing in the
form of Goat Farmer Fairs should be organized frequently at
different locations in the country.
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