Coronavirus disease 2019 and future pandemics: Impacts on livestock health and production and possible mitigation measures

Md Hakimul Haque; Md Aminul Islam; Md Rezaul Karim; Mohammad Enamul Hoque Kayesh; Subir Sarker; K H M Nazmul Hussain Nazir; M Sawkat Anwer

doi:10.14202/vetworld.2021.2434-2443

Coronavirus disease 2019 and future pandemics: Impacts on livestock health and production and possible mitigation measures

Vet World. 2021 Sep;14(9):2434-2443. doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2021.2434-2443. Epub 2021 Sep 20.

Authors

Md Hakimul Haque¹, Md Aminul Islam², Md Rezaul Karim³, Mohammad Enamul Hoque Kayesh⁴, Subir Sarker⁵, K H M Nazmul Hussain Nazir⁶, M Sawkat Anwer⁷

Affiliations

¹ Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Rajshahi University, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh.
² Department of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University, Gazipur, 1706, Bangladesh.
³ Division of Animal Health Research, Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute, Savar, Dhaka-1341, Bangladesh.
⁴ Department of Microbiology and Public Health, Faculty of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Patuakhali Science and Technology University, Barishal-8210, Bangladesh.
⁵ Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Microbiology, School of Life Sciences, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, Australia.
⁶ Department of Microbiology and Hygiene, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh-2202, Bangladesh.
⁷ Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts 01536, USA.

Abstract

The World Health Organization declared coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic on March 11, 2020. COVID-19, the current global health emergency, is wreaking havoc on human health systems and, to a lesser degree, on animals globally. The outbreak has continued since the first report of COVID-19 in China in December 2019, and the second and third waves of the outbreak have already begun in several countries. COVID-19 is expected to have adverse effects on crop production, food security, integrated pest control, tourism, the car industry, and other sectors of the global economy. COVID-19 induces a range of effects in livestock that is reflected economically since human health and livelihood are intertwined with animal health. We summarize the potentially harmful effects of COVID-19 on livestock and possible mitigation steps in response to this global outbreak. Mitigation of the negative effects of COVID-19 and future pandemics on livestock requires the implementation of current guidelines.

Keywords: coronavirus disease 2019; impact; livestock; mitigation; poultry.

Publication types

Review