Same problems with animal vaccines too.

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The problems are the same: 1. The vaccines cause reactions; less milk, less eggs, 2. Sold under pressure of vaccine manufacturers regardless, Jagannath. ‘Banned vaccine’ sold to poultry farmers Tribune News Service http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030427/cth1.htm Panchkula, April 26The National Egg Coordination Committee (NECC) has

lashed out at one of the biggest animal vaccine manufacturing units in the country for illegally selling imported live vaccine to poultry farmers, thus leading to the spread of Ranikhet disease in poultry farms of Barwala and parts of Punjab. In a press release issued here today, Ms Anuradha J. Desai, Chairperson of NECC, has accused the Animal Health Division of Ranbaxy India for selling imported live vaccines to poultry farmers at a discounted price, which is banned by the Government of India. It is alleged that this imported live vaccine is responsible for a 30 to 40 per cent drop in egg production and mortality rate of 8 per cent, in flocks vaccinated by this imported vaccine. The NECC authorities have also accused Ranbaxy of not following the procedure for sending tissue samples for testing in foreign laboratories. As per the regulations samples for testing at overseas

laboratories can be sent only by the Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Union Ministry of Agriculture — a procedure not followed by Ranbaxy. The NECC Chairperson has said that the results of the samples tested at a UK based laboratory , which had identified the disease as Influenza, has created confusion among poultry farmers and lack authenticity. In fact, the viral infection in the poultry farms here has been identified as Ranikhet Disease (RD) by two of the government’s premiere agencies, IVRI, Izzatnagar, and PDRC, Pune. Ms Desai has also stated that foreign vaccine manufacturing companies have spread false information in order to sell their vaccine and also, hurt the export of of poultry products in India, which is the second largest and cheapest producer of eggs and chicken. Vets pay vaccination costs to meet targets Lalit MohanTribune News Service http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050309/punjab1.htm Gurdaspur, March 8The vaccination campaign of the Department of Animal Husbandry, Punjab, is costing veterinary doctors dear. They are being forced to pay from their pockets to meet the targets fixed by the government for the vaccination of cattle across the state. Sources here state that the department had started a campaign against the foot and mouth disease among domestic cattle. Under the campaign the vaccine was being purchased in bulk and supplied to dispensaries. The vaccine was being supplied as per cattle population. However, the doctors are finding it hard to exhaust the stock. One reason for the non-consumption of the lot was that in many cases

owners of cattle avoid vaccination. They believe this would have an adverse affect on the milk yield. In some cases people do not even want to pay the meager amount of Rs 2 for getting their animal vaccinated. More than 30 to 40 per cent of the doses supplied to the dispensary remain unutilised. However, directions from the Department of Animal Husbandry was to finish the stock. Due to it the doctors have to pay from their pockets at the rate of Rs 2 per dose to the government for unused vaccine. The staff of each dispensary has to contribute about 2,000 to Rs 3,000 from their salaries to meet the target. The unused vaccine was being dumped in waste. Veterinary doctors alleged that it was impossible to achieve the target. The drive was not only causing loss to the staff of veterinary dispensaries but also to the government. Each vaccination dose costs about Rs 25. However, it is given to farmers at a subsidised rate of Rs 2. The government was losing this

money due to these vaccine doses going waste. The doctors apprehend pressure from pharmaceutical giants behind the forced vaccination campaign. Besides, the veterinary staff was also not being paid any traveling allowance for going to remote areas in this regard. "I am, and have been for years a confirmed anti-vaccinationist. I have not the least doubt in my mind that vaccination is a filthy process that is harmful in the end - Mahatma Gandhi (Koren Publications Inc.)

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