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Livestock Vaccination
and Health Record Book
Debojyoti Borkotoky
Raj K. Singh
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Booklet No.: NICRA/2017-18/01
Citation:
Borkotoky, D. and Singh, R. K. 2018. Livestock Vaccination
and Health Record Book, Krishi Vigyan Kendra – Phek,
ICAR – NRC on Mithun, Porba, Phek, Nagaland pp 34.
Printed at:
M/s Print House,
Central Apartment, Nagarjan Junction
Dimapur – 797112, Nagaland
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Preface
Rearing livestock is an integral part of the life of tribal
population as food of the animal origin particularly meat, forms
the basic part of their daily meal. Though they maintain very
small livestock farm as a secondary source of livelihood but
there is no proper system to keep the records. Hence, it is
important to keep proper record of basic information about all
of their livestock and birds. It is always helpful to maintain
pedigrees, breeding records, production records, sale and
purchase records and income and expenditure records. But
keeping of health records is of the utmost importance among all
the records, as it helps to keep track of medications, veterinarian
visits, and also on basic health issue like; sickness, vaccinated
or dewormed.
The present booklet is prepared with the intension to
provide basic information on animal health as ready reference
to the farmers. The booklet will also serve to keep the records
of preventive medication, vaccination and dates for impending
vaccination and medicare schedule. Being lucid and
comprehensive, the booklet will serve as an indispensable
record book of the livestock farmer and also assists the
veterinarian in proper diagnosis, line of treatment and
prognosis. Hope this booklet will contribute towards
maintaining a healthier stock.
- Authors
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OWNERS DETAILS
Name: ..............................................................................................
Address: ...........................................................................................
Email: .............................................................................................
Description of Livestock:
Thotho.........................................................M............. F................
Other .........................................................................................
Veterinarian:
Name: .............................................................................................
Address: ..........................................................................................
E-mail: ............................................................................................
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INDEX
S. Topics Page No
No.
1. Foreword
2. Preface
3. Animals and Birds in My Backyard 1
4. Normal Physiological Values and Common 3
Symptoms of ill health
5. Common Health Issues with My Animals 8
6. How I Can Protect My Animals 13
7. Why to Maintain Health Records 19
8. Record sheets 21
List of Tables
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Animals and Birds in My Backyard
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Chicken and ducks are more familiar poultry birds in my
village. Each household owns at least few poultry birds that provide
regular source of egg and meat. Fresh eggs are a great addition to
our backyard produce. Chicken and ducks meander about the
backyard in search of green, bugs, slugs and earthworms which
gives a unique taste to meat and egg. The manure from these animals
also increases our garden's productivity. Village folks are fascinated
about rearing exotic and uncommon birds like turkey, quails, guinea
fowl etc. I am very fond of these animals not because they stand tall
at the distress and delight, but they make our backyard so lively and
full of activity.
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Normal Physiological Values and
Common Symptoms of ill health
Normal Physiological Values for Selected Animals
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(A) (B)
(C) (D)
Method of observing rectal temperature in Cattle
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Common Health Issues with My Animals
Cattle, Buffaloes and Mithun
Many diseases are known to occur in Cattle, Buffaloes and
Mithun. A few of them causes death to these animals and results in
great monitory loss. Foot and Mouth disease in undoubtly the most
devastating disease of all known to occur in this region. Highly
contagious in nature, causes lesions similar to blisters on the tongue,
nose, mouth and toes of the animals. The disease does not normally
kill the livestock but creates painful ulcers after the blisters burst,
and can cause high fevers, weakened legs, and even the loss of the
ability to walk. Young ones often succumb to the disease.
Haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS) is another fatal disease. These
animals often have high fever, excessive salivation, nasal discharge,
and difficult breathing, apathy or restlessness and reluctance to
move. Swelling neck and brisket is sometimes seen. Black quarter
(BQ) and Anthrax is also known to occur, but sporadically.
External parasites like tick and internal parasites cause severe
anemia and loss of production.
(A)
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(B)
(C)
(D)
Foot and Mouth Disease lesion in Cattle (A to D)
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Goat and Sheep
Goat and sheep also suffers from same diseases as Foot and
Mouth disease (FMD), Haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS), Black
quarter (BQ) and Anthrax with near similar symptoms.
Enterotoxaemia (overeating disease) is frequently severe disease
of sheep and goats of all ages. The animals may abruptly go off of
feed and become lethargic. Affected animals may show signs of
stomach pain, such as kicking at their belly, repeatedly laying down
and getting up, laying on their sides, panting, and crying out.
Diarrhea may develop and death commonly occurs within minutes
to hours after this sign is seen. Furthermore goats are susceptible to
tick and mange mite infestation. Gastrointestinal parasites cause
substantial loss in term of production.
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(bluish) in ear and red patches is seen over forelimbs of grower pigs.
Constipation followed by diarrhoea in infected pigs is observed. The
pregnant show will abort and deliver still birth or weak piglets.
Animal gradually shows lethargy, weakness of hindquarter and
paralysis and death. Ecto and endo parasites cause suppression of
immunity and substantial loss in term of production.
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How I Can Protect My Animals?
Boosting their Immunity
Immunity is the ability to resist infection by an invading
pathogen. The body quickly launches an immune response and
prevents the symptoms of disease occurring. The immune system of
our body can detect and identify many different kinds of disease
agents. Examples are viruses, bacteria and parasites. We can boost
the immunity of these animals by
Hygienic housing
The common cause for spread of disease in livestock is
ascribed to improper sanitation. It is often noticed that the farmers
ignore the basic principal of hygiene and sanitation. Adopting
hygienic measure will not only minimize to the influences that
deteriorates health but also ensures production of good quality egg,
meat and milk and their byproducts. Proper cleaning and sanitation
will remove or kill the germs and eggs of parasites. Such measures
will not only enhance the productivity of the animal but also
prevents economic loss due to infections.
Proper nutrition
Balanced feeding is imperative to achieve optimal
reproductive efficiency, feed conversion, livability, and immune
response. Incorporating nutrient in specific and in appropriate
quantity and quality to the various ages and types of animal and
birds is very important. Farmers ought to know to blending available
ingredients into diets on a least cost basis.
Reducing stress
Our backyard animals experiences and live in varied
environmental condition. Summer heat and cold winter is stressful
for our livestock in the backyard. Warm or low temperature does not
typically cause death of the animals but certainly effect production
performance. There is lower conception in the breed stock, reduced
milk production in lactating animals, lowers egg production in
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laying birds and poor body weight gain in the birds and animals as
a consequence to reduced feed consumption.
Regular Deworming
Poultry and other livestock can be infected with worms like
roundworms, hookworms and tapeworms. These gastrointestinal
worms adversely affect the growth and other productive
performances. Majority of the livestock acquire intestinal worms
either prior or shortly after birth.
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Table 2: Deworming Program for Livestock and Poultry
Age 1st dose 2nd dose Remarks
Cattle, Mithun, buffaloes, goats
Young 1 or 2 3-4 months Against all worms
months until 1 year
Adult Twice a year particularly
Breeders in the month of March and
October or 2 weeks before
breeding
Pigs
Piglets Few days after weaning
(before vaccination)
Breeders Twice a year before breeding
and before giving birth
Chicken
Young 2 months Repeat after
2 weeks
Breeders Before onset of breeding
and laying period
Routine Vaccination
Vaccination helps to protect livestock from a number of
potentially serious and fatal diseases. Vaccines are the most
effective tool available to prepare an animal’s immune system to
respond to disease challenges. Body immunity can happen in two
ways – naturally or artificially. Naturally young one derives
antibodies from their mother, which protects them from various
diseases. Artificially acquired active immunity can be induced by a
vaccine.
Vaccines are biological preparations that provides active
acquired immunity against a particular disease. It contains the
disease-causing micro-organism that has been weakened or killed or
at times their toxins or surface protein. These are commercially
available and can be procured from pharmacies. However it is
imperative to maintain cold chain to assure the effectiveness and
potency of the vaccines.
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Vaccination cost is considerably less than the treatments
available for the disease livestock are normally vaccinated against.
Animals should not have cold, fever, diarrhoea or any other disease
condition at the time of vaccination. Deworming is essential prior to
vaccination of your livestock.
Table 3: Vaccination schedule for Mithun, thotho and buffalo
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Table 5. Vaccination schedule for Goat
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Table 7. Vaccination Schedule of Backyard Chicken
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Why to Maintain Health Records?
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are three general categories of health records that essentially
required namely:
Deworming Record: This record contains the information
regarding the date of deworming, type of deworming agent,
dose and next due date.
Vaccination Record: This record contains the information
regarding the date of vaccination, name of vaccine and next
due date.
Animal Disease/Ailment Record: This record contains the
information about the kind and type of ailment animal
suffered, major signs observed, treatment given, response
got and any specific remark.
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Animal Name/No. ……..…….………………. DOB …..…………
Species …………………………. Breed .…………………………
Deworming Record of the animal
Dewormer Dose Next due Signature of
Date Used Adminstered date Vet./
Paravet.
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Animal Name/No. ……..…….………………. DOB …..…………
Species …………………………. Breed .…………………………
Deworming Record of the animal
Dewormer Dose Next due Signature of
Date Used Adminstered date Vet./
Paravet.
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Animal Name/No. ……..…….………………. DOB …..…………
Species …………………………. Breed .…………………………
Deworming Record of the animal
Dewormer Dose Next due Signature of
Date Used Adminstered date Vet./
Paravet.
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Animal Name/No. ……..…….………………. DOB …..…………
Species …………………………. Breed .…………………………
Deworming Record of the animal
Dewormer Dose Next due Signature of
Date Used Adminstered date Vet./
Paravet.
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Animal Name/No. ……..…….………………. DOB …..…………
Species …………………………. Breed .…………………………
Deworming Record of the animal
Dewormer Dose Next due Signature of
Date Used Adminstered date Vet./
Paravet.
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Animal Name/No. ……..…….………………. DOB …..…………
Species …………………………. Breed .…………………………
Deworming Record of the animal
Dewormer Dose Next due Signature of
Date Used Adminstered date Vet./
Paravet.
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Animal Name/No. ……..…….………………. DOB …..…………
Species …………………………. Breed .…………………………
Deworming Record of the animal
Dewormer Dose Next due Signature of
Date Used Adminstered date Vet./
Paravet.
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Flock Strength. ……………… Species …………… Breed ……………
Deworming Record for Poultry
Date Dewormer Dose Next due Signature of
Used Adminstered date Vet./
Paravet.
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Flock Strength. ……………… Species …………… Breed ……………
Deworming Record for Poultry
Date Dewormer Dose Next due Signature of
Used Adminstered date Vet./
Paravet.
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Flock Strength. ……………… Species …………… Breed ……………
Deworming Record for Poultry
Date Dewormer Dose Next due Signature of
Used Adminstered date Vet./
Paravet.
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Animal Disease/Ailment Record
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Animal Disease/Ailment Record
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Poultry Disease/Ailment Record
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Poultry Disease/Ailment Record
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