Plan to cover 4.54 lakh cattle across Villupuram district in vaccination drive against foot and mouth disease from July 2
Animal Husbandry department officials said that all necessary logistics were in place to ensure cent per cent coverage of the targeted cattle population of 4.54 lakh in the district. A total of 97 teams have been formed for the special camps to be held at the panchayats.
The vaccination drive will be held under the National Animal Disease Prevention Programme.
Each team, comprising a veterinary assistant surgeon, a livestock inspector, and an animal husbandry assistant will visit every village panchayat on a specific date and vaccinate the animals. The campaign to inoculate cattle against this viral infection is held once in six months.
Once affected by the disease, the cattle becomes unproductive and there is a drastic reduction in milk yield, affecting the livelihood of farmers, an official said, adding that the farmers should vaccinate their cattle without fail.
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