Brucella Vaccination programme launched
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 27 2021:
The Brucella Vaccination programme was launched at Pangantabi Mayai Leikai today under the aegis of Joint Director District Veterinary Office Thoubal/Kakching, Dr RK Khogendrajit Singh.
Dr RK Khogendrajit Singh delivered the welcome and key note address and spoke about Brucellosis in dairy cattle which is a highly contagious disease causing abortion, still birth and fetal mummification in pregnant cows and buffaloes.
He continued that the disease have zoonotic potential affecting human beings and stressed on the importance of one time vaccination which provides life time protection from Brucellosis.
For control and eradication of Brucellosis in dairy animals, Brucella vaccination of female calves of 4-8 months age group in Thoubal and Kakching district will be started from today onwards, he added.
Director of Veterinary and AH Services, Dr Ch Nandakishore Singh, Joint Director (Adm) Dr Ng Ibotombi Singh, Deputy Director Dairy, Dr P Krishnamohon Singh and Project Officer ICDP, Dr A Devendra Singh also attended the programme.
Dr Ch Nandakishore Singh highlighted many departmental schemes implemented by Veterinary Dept and Joint Director Adm explained about National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) and Livestock Health and Disease Control (LH&DC) .