Around 6 Mln Vaccine Doses Provided To Control Lumpy Skin Virus In Punjab
Muhammad Irfan Published January 22, 2023 | 06:00 PM
RAWALPINDI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 22nd Jan, 2023 ) :The Punjab government had provided a Rs 1.5 billion grant to prevent the second possible wave of lumpy skin disease in animals.
Director of Livestock and Dairy Development Rawalpindi Division, Dr Sarfraz Ahmed Chatta, told APP that the Punjab government had provided around 6 million vaccination doses to control the virus effectively.
He said the vaccine would be administered free of charge to livestock by visiting farms across the province.
"Lumpy skin virus causes disease in cattle and some wild animals, reducing milk production, abortion and barrenness in animals," he said, adding that the disease was not transmissible to humans, and milk and meat were safe for humans if used according to hygiene principles.
Additional Director of Livestock Rawalpindi, Dr Naveed Sahr Zaidi, said that to prevent lumpy skin disease, the transportation of animals should be limited, and the affected animals must be kept separate from other animals.
It may be mentioned that thousands of animals lost their lives due to lumpy skin disease last year, while the farmers and other people associated with the livestock businesses faced a huge loss.
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