BENGALURU — In a major technological leap for India’s agricultural biosecurity, the ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (NIVEDI) has officially deployed its upgraded National Animal Disease Referral Expert System (NADRES v2). The newly integrated, AI-enabled platform provides predictive, weather-based livestock disease forewarning models to actively protect national herds from impending outbreak corridors.
NIVEDI is effectively and successfully leveraging AI and newer technologies to forewarn field Veterinarians and animal farmers of the potential risks from expected disease outbreaks. The current system supports largely / only Livestock diseases.
Recognized for its technical excellence, NADRES v2 was awarded the prestigious National Award for e-Governance (Gold) under the category of “Innovation by Use of AI and Other New Age Technologies”. The system shifts India’s veterinary health management from a reactive crisis response to an automated, two-month advanced prevention matrix.
AI Architecture: How It Works
NADRES v2 abandons legacy linear forecasting in favor of a complex, multimodal data-ingestion framework. The system uses 20 distinct Machine Learning (ML) algorithms to continuously cross-analyze historical epidemiological data against real-time ecological and atmospheric variables.
Advanced Technology Metrics:
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Satellite & Weather Integration: The AI core ingests macro-environmental data from global and domestic registries, including NCEP, MODIS, GLDAS, CRU, NICRA, and the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
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Predictive Modeling: By coupling Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) models with localized host density tracking, the system forecasts precise microclimatic triggers that cause vector surges and pathogen sheds.
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Granular Risk Mapping: The system processes data using advanced R-software protocols to generate automated, six-level risk classification maps down to the individual district level for 16 major livestock diseases.
Disease Forecast Models: June & July 2026 Focus
The latest analytics bulletin features a highly active seasonal pathogen map as India transitions into its peak monsoon cycles.
June 2026 Outbreaks Report (Current Warnings) – The AI system has placed multiple states under high-alert protocols for several major endemic and transboundary pathogens:
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Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD): High-risk alerts have been flagged across major production belts, including Karnataka, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, and Gujarat.
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Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (HS): Heavy vulnerability indicators are active across Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Assam, and Punjab as humidity thresholds fluctuate.
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Vector-Borne Loads (Theileriosis & Babesiosis): Tick-borne transmission paths are peaking sharply in Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Odisha, and Rajasthan.
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Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD): Strong regional alerts are active across Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, and Madhya Pradesh.
July 2026 Predictive High-Precision Risk Models – Demonstrating its two-month advanced warning capability, NADRES v2 has mapped out precise district-level vulnerabilities for the upcoming July cycle with high verified statistical confidence:
Pathogen / Condition |
Predicted High-Risk Target Area |
Verified AI Statistical Accuracy |
Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) |
120 Distinct Districts |
95.05% Accuracy |
Babesiosis (Tick-borne) |
108 Distinct Districts |
96.43% Accuracy |
Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) |
87 Distinct Districts |
96.15% Accuracy |
Trypanosomiasis |
87 Distinct Districts |
95.88% Accuracy |
Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) |
73 Distinct Districts |
97.94% Accuracy |
Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (HS) |
50 Distinct Districts |
97.39% Accuracy |
African Swine Fever (ASF) |
45 Distinct Districts |
98.08% Accuracy |
Anthrax |
33 Distinct Districts |
99.18% Accuracy |
Mass Dissemination: Reaching the Farm Gate
To ensure that advanced analytical data triggers immediate preventive field action, ICAR-NIVEDI has deployed an automated, multi-channel risk communication network linked with state governments and regional centers:
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Veterinarians’ Network: Over 12,446 direct DLT SMS alerts on upcoming July disease forecasts have been successfully routed directly to ground-level field veterinarians and veterinary assistant surgeons to guide ring-vaccination and quarantine boundaries.
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Farmers’ Network: In a massive localized push, 19,77,480 targeted SMS alerts have been broadcast directly to livestock owners and smallholders via the FRUITS platform (in collaboration with the National Informatics Centre and the Government of Karnataka) to enforce proactive farm-gate biosecurity.
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Institutional Infrastructure: The operational data feed is linked across 731 Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) and 35 National Animal Disease Environmental Networks (NADEN) centers nationwide, establishing a robust domestic network against transboundary animal economic crises.
