Health Management

Livestock diseases are endemic in many parts of the world including India, and threats from old and new pathogens continue to emerge due to climate change, agricultural practices and demographic conditions that favour the spread of arthropod-borne diseases to new geographical areas.
Livestock diseases lead to national and international trade embargoes.
Farmers should be able to identify sick animals and isolate them.
Some of the common signs of illness include weakness, loneliness, lagging behind in the flock, reduced feed and water consumption, etc.
Vaccination and deworming are the best options to ensure healthy dairy animals.
Hygienic living conditions around the farm are also necessary to keep animals free from infestation by external parasites.
Veterinarian must be contacted for all the animal health related aspects like vaccination, deworming, treatment etc.

Diseases or disorders	Age	Duration
Foot & Mouth Disease	At > 4-6 months	Biannually(Feb/March & Aug/Sep)
Black Quarter	4-6 months	Once a year (March/April)
Hemorrhagic Septicemia	At > 4-6 months	Once a year (April/May)
Anthrax	At > 6 months	Once a year (July/August)or in affected area
Theileriosis	At > 3-4 months Once	in a lifetime
Brucellosis Females	at >4-6 months	Once in a lifetime
Rabies	At > 3-4 months	Once a year

Within 15 days of birth
Every month in the first 6 months
Twice a year at an interval of 6 months
12-15 days prior to any vaccination
Monthly once periodical deworming is essential. Check the cowdung often, so that we can detect the worm infection if present. Likewise periodical deworming is reduce the Worm infection at calves and induce the growth and puberty. So that we can get high yield of weight and Milk.
Frequent checking of weight should be there to know about the growth. Then proper exercise has to provide to make the animal Healthy.