New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- The Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying released the "Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Blood Transfusion and Blood Banks for Animals in India".

Blood transfusion is globally recognized as a life-saving intervention, essential for managing trauma, severe anaemia, surgical blood loss, infectious diseases, and coagulation disorders in animals.

Yet, until now, India lacked a comprehensive national framework for veterinary transfusion medicine. Most animal transfusions were performed in emergencies, without standardized donor screening, blood typing or storage protocols.

These Guidelines/SOPs bridge this critical gap by p...