Special vaccination camps for cattle against FMD in Salem
District Collector R. Brindha Devi said that special vaccination camps will be conducted for cattle against Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) from July 2 to 31.
The Collector said that the Animal Husbandry Department and the Milk Producers Cooperative Society will jointly conduct the seventh round of free FMD vaccination for all livestock. FMD is a viral infectious disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals and causes fever and blisters. The disease easily spreads through unhygienic maintenance of farms and through the urine, saliva, and farm waste of infected cows.
This causes infertility in cows, reduced milk production, and skin problems. It affects the productivity of bulls and increases mortality, causing huge losses to livestock farmers.
In order to prevent this deadly disease, all cattle and buffaloes in the state are vaccinated free of cost every six months under the Foot and Mouth Disease Prevention Programme. Under the approved action plan, from July 2 to July 31, in Salem , the vaccination will be carried out for cattle over four months of age through 149 teams in the veterinary dispensaries, in the respective panchayats. Farmers are requested to bring their cattle on the day of vaccination and be benefitted , Ms. Devi added.
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