Effects of COVID-19 Outbreaks on Livestock Sector

Abstract

A like others, livestock industries are badly affected during lockdown periods due to COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 disease outbreak was originated in Wuhan city of Hubei province of China during the month of December 2019. On the basis of whole virus genome sequence analysis and other phylogenetic characteristics, International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses (ICTV) group classified that COVID-19 is a caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS Cov2). Its genome sequence homology analysis also revealed that the nucleotides sequence of human corona virus (SARS Cov-2 virus) is 87.5% - 96.3% similar to corona viruses of bat’s origin. During lockdowns, it is relatively easy to close down the factories, IT parks, hotels, Shopping malls and multiplexes but it is not so easy with agriculture and animal husbandry; these sectors will continue to produce.