Vaccination of sheep, goats commences in Palayamkottai
He said the farmers and the shepherds could shield their four-year-old sheep and the goats from the PPR virus by administering this vaccine. After manifesting fever for three to five days, frothing caused by ulcer in the mouth and the tongue, fatigue, etc., the affected sheep and goats would not take fodder, he said.
In the vaccination camp at Kulavanigarpuram, more than 200 sheep and goats were vaccinated.
'We have planned to cover over 60,500 sheep and goats during the vaccination drive to be organised across the district till May 27 through veterinary clinics,' the Collector said.
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