Madikeri April 23: The 9th round of foot-and-mouth disease vaccination campaign under the National Livestock Disease Control Program will be held from April 23 to May 22, and Deputy Commissioner S.J. Somashekhar has instructed to work hard for the success of the program so that no livestock is left out of the vaccination. He spoke after releasing a poster on the National Livestock Disease Control Program at the city's District Collector's Office hall on Tuesday. This is a national program and the protection and safety of livestock is of utmost importance. In that regard, he said that the foot-and-mouth disease vaccination campaign should be successful.
Deputy Director of the Animal Husbandry Department, Lingaraj Doddamani, said that the disease can be controlled only by vaccinating livestock against foot-and-mouth disease. Foot-and-mouth disease is a deadly disease that affects cows, oxen, bulls and buffaloes, and causes financial loss to farmers. Therefore, he informed that emphasis is being placed on the protection and safety of livestock.
After all calves above three months of age are vaccinated once, booster vaccination should be given to cattle and buffaloes again within 3 to 5 weeks.
Pregnant cows and buffaloes should also be vaccinated without fail. He said that it is very important to vaccinate every six months in the vaccination programs, regardless of how many times they have been vaccinated in the past.
Lingaraj Doddamani said that cattle and buffaloes are currently being vaccinated during the 9th round of foot-and-mouth disease vaccination campaign in the district, and 52,985 cattle and 2,136 buffaloes are being vaccinated in the district.
The District Collector held a quarterly progress review meeting of the district's mobile emergency veterinary vehicle on this occasion. Giving information about this, the Deputy Director of the Animal Husbandry Department said that 5 mobile vehicles are operating in the district and free emergency treatment is being provided to the cattle at the doorsteps of the farmers.
Deputy Director of the Poly Clinic Dr. Thimmaiah, Manager of the Hassan Milk Union Prasanna, Project Director of the Urban Development Planning Branch B. Basappa, Regional Transport Officer Satish, Assistant Directors of the Animal Husbandry Department Dr. Rajashekar (Somavarpet), Dr. Latha Prasanna (Madikeri), Dr. Naveen (Virajpet), Dr. Shinde (Kushalnagar), Dr. Chandrashekar (Ponnampet), Dr. Vivek (District Representative Mobile Veterinary Unit) and others were present.
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