Drive to vaccinate 2.8 lakh cattle against FMD begins in Erode
The Hindu
A special drive to vaccinate 2.8 lakh cattle against foot-and-mouth-disease (FMD) began in the district on Wednesday. The camp was inaugurated by Minister for Housing and Urban Development S. Muthusam
A special drive to vaccinate 2.8 lakh cattle against foot-and-mouth-disease (FMD) began in the district on Wednesday.
The camp was inaugurated by Minister for Housing and Urban Development S. Muthusamy at Periyasadayampalayam in the Corporation limits.
Officials of the Department of Animal Husbandry said that under the National Animal Disease Control Programme, all cattle in the district should be vaccinated against the disease. They said that the camp would be held for 21 days from November 10 to 30. A total of 96 teams were formed to vaccinate the cattle across the district.