MySuru: The Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Sciences has taken a vaccination drive against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), for more than 5.2 lakh livestock on the war footing, in MySuru District this year.
The second round of a trip throughout the month, which was delayed due to a pandemic, began on November 8 and it will be completed on December 8.
The first round of this drive was held between February and March this year.
Like the impulses of polio pulse immunization, health workers visit Door-to-Door, to cover the livestock population of 5.16,260, in all villages in seven district marks.
The instructions have been given to local assistant-level officials from all the talents, to vaccinate livestock, including cattle, bulls, buffaloes, sheep, goats, and pigs during the drive, after taking the help of their veterinarian and assistant inspection.
Apart from 265 employees of the Department of Animal, the department also utilizes 26 volunteer services from the Federation of Karnataka Milk, and takes the help of milk manufacturers of community cooperatives and employees, to ensure that the drive is successful.
The department has set a target to cover 80 heads of livestock every day, to complete the drive in a month.
The department has saved a vaccine in the offices of the Taluk rope department office.
They can be collected from their daily, to investigate livestock.
Deputy Director of Animal Husbandry and Animal Sciences Dr.
B B N Sedkswaramurthy, said last year the district had registered 12 livestock deaths from FMD, and compensation was given to the owners of these animals, in accordance with government norms.
The department has received reports that some farmers are reluctant to bring their cow animals for vaccination, because they are afraid they will cause harmful health effects for them.
However, he said that it was very important to get fMD vaccinated livestock, because if they were infected, there was a big loss in milk production in these animals, and they became unproductive.
“If a cow is infected with FMD, it becomes very difficult for animals to get pregnant, and it might soon become an infertile.
In the case of bulls, their strength is affected, and animals become infertile.
Likewise, it also affects the sheep and goats in the village Village, “he said.
“This is the second round of vaccination, because the FMD vaccination program began in the district.
This is a program funded by the central government, which occurs throughout the country.
This will be held every six months.
When a vaccination drive is free, farmers must vaccinate their livestock to protect They are from FMD, “he said.
“When livestock from near the edge of the forest is brought to the forest area to graze, and there is an opportunity to spread FMD to wild animals, to prevent it, the Ministry of Forestry will hold a camp regularly in the villages in the edge of the forest on the edge of the forest., Together with the Department of Science Veterinary medicine, to vaccinate cattle animals once every six months.
In addition, the government and the state government have given clear instructions to hold such camps regularly, “said V Edukondalu, Deputy Forest Conservator, MM Hills Sanctuary.