Livestock Health & Disease Control Programme (LH-DCP)

Disease Surveillance

Disease surveillance plays a crucial role in controlling and eradicating diseases in livestock. It involves the continuous and systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of animal health data to enable timely detection and response to outbreaks.

The two major types of disease surveillance are:

• Active Surveillance: Proactive data collection by veterinary professionals through field visits, sample collection, and targeted surveys.
• Passive Surveillance: Based on voluntary reporting of disease cases by farmers, veterinarians, and diagnostic laboratories.

An integrated surveillance system ensures early detection, effective control, and timely prevention of disease outbreaks in the livestock sector.