AI-Driven Livestock Protection in Action: India’s NADRES V2 Issues 2.5 Million Disease Risk Alerts for Aug 2026

The AI-enabled National Animal Disease Referral Expert System (NADRES V2) scaled up preventive epidemiology by issuing 41,103 targeted veterinarian SMS alerts and over 2.5 million farmer advisories via Karnataka’s FRUITS portal.

India’s livestock health infrastructure has marked a milestone in predictive epidemiology. The National Animal Disease Referral Expert System (NADRES V2), developed by the ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (ICAR-NIVEDI), dispatched 41,103 targeted SMS alerts to registered veterinarians alongside over 25 lakh (2.51 million) automated disease advisories to livestock farmers across Karnataka via the state’s Farmer Registration and Unified Beneficiary Information System (FRUITS).

Predictive Science Powering Rural Resilience

Recipient of the National e-Governance Gold Award, NADRES V2 processes climatic data, remote-sensing vegetation indices (NDVI), livestock density figures, and historical outbreak records using 20 advanced machine learning algorithms. The platform forecasts potential outbreaks of 16 major economically devastating livestock diseases up to two months in advance with accuracy rates consistently exceeding 97–99% across key vector-borne and bacterial targets.

For August 2026, the automated dispatch targeted high-risk zones across 31 districts in Karnataka, providing actionable insights prior to environmental conditions favoring disease transmission.

Primary August 2026 Advisory Volumes (via FRUITS Portal)

• Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD / ಕಾಲು ಬಾಯಿ ರೋಗ): 1,060,676 SMS alerts issued across 21 high-risk districts including Bengaluru Urban, Mysuru, Mandya, and Hassan.

• Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD / ಚರ್ಮ ಗಂಟು ರೋಗ): 537,079 warnings dispatched across 8 districts including Chikkamagaluru, Dharwad, and Udupi.

• Black Quarter (BQ / ಚಪ್ಪೆ ರೋಗ): 522,427 notifications routed across 9 vulnerable livestock clusters.

• Anthrax (ನೆರಡಿ ರೋಗ): 270,414 targeted alerts sent to critical endemic belts including Ballari, Koppal, and Tumakuru.

• Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (HS / ಗಂಟಲು ಬೇನೆ): 28,282 location-specific advisories.

Impact Breakdown: Digital Ecosystem Integration

Strengthening One Health Frameworks

By bridging state-level farmer registries like Karnataka’s FRUITS with central AI predictive models, NADRES V2 shifts veterinary care from reactive crisis response to proactive, climate-resilient preventive healthcare. This targeted forewarning mechanism mitigates catastrophic milk yield drops, reduces emergency treatment costs for marginal farmers, and safeguards rural economic stability.

With the success of the August 2026 notification drive, ICAR-NIVEDI plans to further expand direct API integrations with land and farmer registry portals in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana, scaling real-time veterinary risk communication nationwide.

Strategic News Summary

1. AI-Driven Forecasting: NADRES V2 uses 20 machine learning models to predict livestock disease risks up to two months in advance.

2. Massive August 2026 Reach: Issued 41,103 professional veterinarian alerts and over 25 lakh direct-to-farmer advisories in Karnataka.

3. Key Targeted Pathogens: FMD and Lumpy Skin Disease comprised over 15 lakh of the targeted warnings.

References

1. ICAR-National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (NIVEDI). NADRES V2 Monthly Disease Prediction Bulletin & Forewarning Report for August 2026, Published June/August 2026.

2. Department of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Government of Karnataka. FRUITS (Farmer Registration and Unified Beneficiary Information System) Automated Communication Logs, August 2026.

3. Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG). National e-Governance Awards 2024–25 – Gold Award Citation for Innovation in AI (NADRES V2).