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A concept paper on novel technologies boosting production and
safeguarding health of humans and animals
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Kuldeep Dhama1*, Sandip Chakraborty2, Ruchi Tiwari3,
Amit Kumar Verma4, Mani Saminathan1, Amarpal5,
Yashpal Singh Malik6,
Zahra Nikousefat7 and Moosa Javdani7 and Rifat
Ullah Khan8 |
1Division
of Pathology; 5Division of Surgery; 6Division of
Biological Standardization, Indian Veterinary Research Institute,
Izatnagar, Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh); 2Animal Resources
Development Department, Pt. Nehru Complex, Agartala;
3Department
of Veterinary Microbiology; 4Department
of Veterinary Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine,
College of Veterinary Sciences, Uttar Pradesh Pandit Deen Dayal
Upadhayay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwa Vidyalaya Evam Go-Anusandhan
Sansthan (DUVASU), Mathura (Uttar Pradesh);
7Clinical
Science Department, Veterinary Faculty, Razi University, Kermanshah,
Iran; 8Department of Animal Health, The University of
Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
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Abstract |
In this review, perspective roles and applications
of molecular tools and techniques boosting production potentials and
protection from economically important diseases are discussed.
Importance of advent in genetic engineering, designer products,
disease resistant plants and animals, advanced diagnostics, networking
programmes, effective and safer vaccines as well as novel and emerging
therapies are highlights of the review. The production of designer foods
along with
progress in ‘Omics’ as well as
analytical fields contributed immensely for safeguarding health of
livestock. For plunging
losses caused to plant and animal population from pathogens, numerous
methods are being adopted by biologists for engineering resistant breeds
of animals and plants during last two decades. Advancements have been
made in development of innovative detection methods (including
modification of polymerase chain reaction) which have contributed in
clinical decision making procedures and to determine the molecular
epidemiology. Several new generation vaccines viz. DNA vaccines, reverse
genetics vaccines, vector based vaccines, protein or peptide-based
vaccines, gene-deleted vaccines and chimeric vaccines etc. have been
developed or are under developmental phase for combating a wide array of
diseases. Mapping for location of herds and flocks, enrichment of
knowledge of epidemiologists and diagnosticians, clinicians along with
researchers has become possible with the advancement of geographical
information system (GIS). In addition
bacteriophage, virophage,
cytokine, probiotics as well as herbal, nutritional, immunomodulation
therapy and cow (panchgavya) therapy have proved to be beneficial. Among
them many are cost-effective and cause only minimal adverse reactions.
This review gives a brief presentation of
all the important innovative
technologies boosting production and safeguarding health of humans and
animals.
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Keywords:
Technologies, biotechnology, boosting production, abiotic stress,
bioenhancers, safeguarding health, diagnosis, vaccine, therapies |
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To cite this article:
Dhama K, S Chakraborty, R Tiwari, AK Verma, M Saminathan, Amarpal, YS
Malik,
Z Nikousefat, M Javdani and RU Khan,
2014.
A concept paper on novel technologies boosting production and
safeguarding health of humans and animals.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 4(7): 353-370. |
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