Vaccination Campaign Started to Protect Animals.

Office of the District Public Relations Officer, Fatehgarh Sahib

Vaccination Campaign Started to Protect Animals from Foot and Mouth Disease – Deputy Commissioner 1 Lakh 55 Thousand 339 animals to be vaccinated in the district

Fatehgarh Sahib, October 15: A campaign to prevent Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in animals has been launched by the Animal Husbandry Department and will run through November 28. In order to prevent foot and mouth disease, 155,339 animals in the district would receive vaccinations during this campaign, according to Deputy Commissioner Dr. Sona Thind. She told us that 21 teams from the Animal Husbandry Department have been organized for this campaign and would visit homes to provide cows and buffaloes free vaccinations.

The Punjab government has set a goal to eradicate animal foot-and-mouth disease, according to the Deputy Commissioner. She told us that the seventh round of the vaccination to prevent FMD has begun after the previous six rounds were finished. According to her, this disease has been managed with ongoing animal vaccinations, and a campaign has now been started to eradicate it entirely.

According to Dr. Sona Thind, the full eradication of foot-and-mouth disease in animals will significantly aid in the large-scale export of animal products, which will strengthen the state’s and livestock owners’ economies. In order to ensure the success of this campaign and protect their animals from Foot and Mouth Disease, she urged the district’s livestock owners to fully cooperate with the department’s teams.

Dr. Gurdarshan Singh, the Deputy Director of the Animal Husbandry Department, told us that FMD is a very contagious and severe disease. According to him, this illness results in blisters on the animals’ mouths, feet, and teats, as well as a high fever and mouth saliva. Animals’ milk production drastically declines. Animals’ ability to reproduce is also negatively impacted. It spreads quickly from an infected animal to a healthy one, he said. He went on to say that 100% vaccination of eligible animals can stop the financial loss brought on by this illness with the help of livestock owners, which will further advance the field of animal husbandry.

Dr. Gurdarshan Singh, the Deputy Director of the Animal Husbandry Department, told us that FMD is a very contagious and severe disease. According to him, this illness results in blisters on the animals’ mouths, feet, and teats, as well as a high fever and mouth saliva. Animals’ milk production drastically declines. Animals’ ability to reproduce is also negatively impacted. It spreads quickly from an infected animal to a healthy one, he said. He went on to say that 100% vaccination of eligible animals can stop the financial loss brought on by this illness with the help of livestock owners, which will further advance the field of animal husbandry.