Veterinary RecordVolume 171, Issue 1 p. 24-24 Letter Classical swine fever in Nepal Vijay Chandra Jha, Vijay Chandra Jha Department of Pathology and Clinics, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Chitwan, NepalSearch for more papers by this authorVinay Kumar Karna, Corresponding Author Vinay Kumar Karna [email protected] National FMD and TADs Laboratory, Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, NepalSearch for more papers by this authorDinesh Kumar Singh, Dinesh Kumar Singh Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Janakpur, NepalSearch for more papers by this author Vijay Chandra Jha, Vijay Chandra Jha Department of Pathology and Clinics, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Tribhuvan University, Chitwan, NepalSearch for more papers by this authorVinay Kumar Karna, Corresponding Author Vinay Kumar Karna [email protected] National FMD and TADs Laboratory, Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, NepalSearch for more papers by this authorDinesh Kumar Singh, Dinesh Kumar Singh Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Janakpur, NepalSearch for more papers by this author First published: 07 July 2012 https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.e4594Citations: 1Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Reference 1 VEC (2010) Status of Animal Disease Outbreak and Identification of Provisional Disease Free Zone/Area. Vol 1, Number 1. Veterinary Epidemiology Center (VEC), Kathmandu. pp 25 –32 Citing Literature Volume171, Issue1July 2012Pages 24-24 ReferencesRelatedInformation

The strains of Thermoactinomyces thalpophilus KS-05 was subjected to strain improvement program with a view to obtain increased amylase production. The most effective mutagens, Ultra Violet rays (UV) and Ethyl Methyl Sulphonate (EMS), were chosen for strain improvement. The results indicated that among UV mutants, KSR 14, KSR 17 & KSR 22 showed enzyme yields of 1924, 1986 and 1998 U/ml respectively .All these three mutants were further subjected to EMS treatment and a total of 21 mutants were selected and tested for their amylase producing capacities. The results indicated that the mutant KSV 17 derived from the parent culture KS-05 was the highest amylase yielding strain (2476.6 U/ml). The UV mutation resulted in a mutant KSR 22 with 1998 U/ ml productivity which is 13.5% higher production than parent strain. The chemical mutagen (EMS) yielded a better amylase producing mutant KSV 17 with 2476.6 U/ml. Thus the strain improvement programme resulted in a mutant that produced 2.19 times higher titres of amylase over the parent wild strain (1128 U/ml), which is a significant increase of yield.

The present research study keeps the general objective of assessing the status of implementation of Slaughterhouse and Meat Inspection Act (1999) in Kathmandu metropolitan city of Nepal. The research design is descriptive and analytical, and it uses both the quantitative and the qualitative approach to meet its objectives. Similarly, the sampling design is purposive and the populations under questionnaire survey are the meat occupationals and the consumers, and those under interview survey are the key informants. This research proposes two hypotheses as its guideline – one relates to measure the statistical associations of the awareness among the meat occupationals and the consumers with the implementation of SMIA (1999) and constitutes quantitative aspect of the study while the other relates to evaluate the contingence of the regulatory infrastructures on the implementation of this legislation which constitutes qualitative aspect of the study. The results of the present study establish that awareness among the meat occupationals has weak but positive association with implementation while the awareness among the consumers has negative association with the process of implementation; and the regulatory infrastructures have strong contingence on the implementation of SMIA (1999). It shows that the problems in the process of implementation stems out from within the regulatory infrastructures which constitute the part of the supply side of the veterinary regulatory services of the government of Nepal. The findings of the research study further reveal that the legislation is not officially enforced in spite of its promulgation of more than a decade. Although some of the major key achievements during this period – rising level of awareness among people, strengthening of demand for the execution of the statute, policy advocacy, formulation of Slaughterhouse and Meat Inspection Act (1999) Implementation and Monitoring Committee, gaining political commitment and special budgetary provisions – suggest that the SMIA (1999) is in the process of enforcement which awaits a formal official announcement through notification in Nepal Gazette. The most relevant causes behind non-implementation of the legislation in KMC are identified as the decade-old political turmoil and the resultant state of political transition of the country and her unstable governments, insufficient coverage of awareness among the population, inefficient regulatory management of available physical infrastructures, socio-cultural factors, and deficiency of SMIA (1999) in specifying the competent authority, envisaging the concept of food safety, and in devising a solid framework for regulatory networking and coordination among key stakeholders both under the government agency and the non – government agency. Based on these findings, the present research arrives on the conclusion that government of Nepal is continuously enduring to create favourable regulatory environment for the implementation of SMIA (1999) in Kathmandu metropolitan city. However, the research remarks that government of Nepal requires incorporating necessary adjustments and corrections in its present strategies and programmes beforehand implementing SMIA (1999) 1) Regulatory management of the entire slaughterhouses and slaughter-place available in KMC by framing a regulatory model. 2) Officially enforcement the legislation for which necessary amendments in the existing SMIA (1999) is inevitably essential so that the competent authority is specified, concept of food safety is incorporated, and a clear regulatory framework for networking and coordination among the government and non-government agencies is envisaged. 3) Specifying land for the establishment of industrial estate in Kathmandu metropolitan city 4) Continuing the programmes for the development of new meat establishments and improving the existing establishments.