Strategies in the control of animal diseases in Malaysia

Bahaman A.R., . (1993) Strategies in the control of animal diseases in Malaysia. [Proceedings Paper]

Malaysia is basically an agricultural country with vast areas being devoted to plantations. The animal industry is small and being in the tropics obviously the farming system is different from those in temperate countries. The control of diseases has been extremely good considering the many constraints involved and this is evident by the fact that the country is free of the many animal diseases of importance like rinderpest the foot and mouth disease FMD anthrax rabies glanders and others that are rampant in other countries in the region. The few diseases that occur are endemic usually inapparent and do not cause great economic losses or problems. In general there are three basic factors in the control and prevention of diseases: a identification and elimination of the source of infection; b interrupting the route of spread or tranmission and c increasing the resistance of the animals. A review of published reports indicates only a small number of infectious diseases occuring in livestock in Malaysia and their occurences are often sporadic in nature. It has been proven that with the right policy and control programmes these diseases can be controlled and perhaps eradicated. Some of the problems associated in the control of diseases prevailing in Malaysia are discussed in this paper

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Malaysia is basically an agricultural country with vast areas being devoted to plantations. The animal industry is small and being in the tropics obviously the farming system is different from those in temperate countries. The control of diseases has been extremely good considering the many constraints involved and this is evident by the fact that the country is free of the many animal diseases of importance like rinderpest the foot and mouth disease FMD anthrax rabies glanders and others that are rampant in other countries in the region. The few diseases that occur are endemic usually inapparent and do not cause great economic losses or problems. In general there are three basic factors in the control and prevention of diseases: a identification and elimination of the source of infection; b interrupting the route of spread or tranmission and c increasing the resistance of the animals. A review of published reports indicates only a small number of infectious diseases occuring in livestock in Malaysia and their occurences are often sporadic in nature. It has been proven that with the right policy and control programmes these diseases can be controlled and perhaps eradicated. Some of the problems associated in the control of diseases prevailing in Malaysia are discussed in this paper

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Item Type:	Proceedings Paper
Additional Information:	Summary En
AGROVOC Term:	cattle
AGROVOC Term:	disease control
AGROVOC Term:	animal diseases
AGROVOC Term:	viral contamination
AGROVOC Term:	disease resistance
Geographical Term:	Malaysia
Depositing User:	Ms. Norfaezah Khomsan
Date Deposited:	12 Jun 2025 06:44
Last Modified:	12 Jun 2025 06:44
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15504

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