Mobile app forewarning of livestock diseases launched

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Press Trust of India Mumbai
Last Updated : Dec 27 2017 | 8:30 PM IST
Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh today launched a mobile application which can forewarn farmers about diseases affecting the livestock.
The app - Livestock Disease Forewarning (LDF) -- has been developed by ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (ICAR-NIVEDI), an official statement said.
Apart from early warning, the app will also provide information about clinical samples for diagnosis in the case of an epidemic, the minister said.
ICAR-NIVEDI has identified 13 priority diseases with a strong database and provides monthly livestock disease alerts to the state and Central animal husbandry departments.

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First Published: Dec 27 2017 | 8:30 PM IST

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