Purpose of the 1962 Mobile Veterinary Services Manipur Veterinary & Animal Husbandry Services strives to STRENGTHENING LIVESTOCK HEALTH STRENGTHENS LIVELIHOODS with the unique model of integrated emergency veterinary response service. The main purpose of 1962 Mobile Veterinary Services is to provide year-round access to meet the emergency and critical care demands of the livestock in the necessary quantity and quality. Timely and prompt delivery of the veterinary service to the site, for the right reason, to the right animal patient, giving the right veterinary medical care at the right time are some of the critical areas in the emergency veterinary response system. Providing Emergency Veterinary Services is complicated as it involves handling different species of animal patients, varied emergencies including medical, surgical, obstetrics and gynecological conditions, identifying zoonotic and notifiable diseases, prompt and timely escalation of such reporting to the concerned government agencies and at the same time controlling the antibiotic use in food-producing animals.
Process Flow When a distress call from the livestock owner is received at any time of the day at the 1962 Emergency Response Centre, basic details are collected and information disseminated to the nearest Mobile Veterinary Clinic Ambulance to the Caller is done. The Veterinary Doctor in the call centre ascertains the type of emergency and either provides Online Medical Direction (OLMD) or dispatches the ambulance. The ambulance along with the Veterinary Doctor reach the doorstep of the livestock owner, assess condition of the sick cattle and provides on-site treatment. In case the animal needs tertiary care, the decision to transfer the animal to the Veterinary clinic is made.