<h1>National guidelines set standards for veterinary blood transfusion services, donor rights, biosafety, networked banks and emergency support</h1> The government issued national guidelines establishing standards for veterinary blood transfusion services, creating protocols for donor eligibility, blood typing and cross-matching, storage, biosafety-compliant state veterinary blood banks, donor registration, adverse-reaction reporting and informed consent via a Donor Rights Charter. The advisory framework advocates a National Veterinary Blood Bank Network with digital registries, real-time inventory tracking, an emergency helpline, training in veterinary curricula, One Health disease risk management, and encourages mobile collection units and preservation techniques for rare blood types. Guidelines are advisory, developed with sector stakeholders and designed to evolve with scientific evidence while protecting animal welfare and biosafety.