The lapinized CSF vaccine, recently seen in news, is used to control
A. Covid-19
B. Polio
C. Classical Swine Fever
D. Bird flu
Explanation:
ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), which has developed an indigenous vaccine for classical swine fever (CSF) and sheep pox diseases transferred this technology to an animal healthcare company Hester Biosciences. The Classical Swine Fever (CSF) is an important disease of pigs that causes 100% mortality. In India, the disease is controlled by a lapinized CSF vaccine (Weybridge Strain, U.K.) produced by killing large numbers of rabbits.