Mobile Vet School Imparts Training To 15,677 Cattle Farmers

MULTAN, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Aug, 2018 ) ::Livestock Mobile Veterinary School imparted special training to 15,677 cattle farmers and students during one year in Multan Division.

About 316 sessions of training were conducted in different schools and 280 sessions in villages across the division, said Focal Person Livestock Dr Majid while talking to APP. He informed that Punjab Livestock Department provided Livestock Bus at division level with an objective to provide training to cattle farmers and also create awareness among students about utility of milk, meat, butter and yogurt as these food items could help improve health of the youngsters.

Each Bus of Livestock department is air-conditioned and contained material both audio and video, to guide cattle farmers through demonstration documentaries.

Dr Majid added that cattle farmers were also apprised the need of specific minerals and fodder in their particular areas.

The farmers are also informed about importance of neat and clean area of animals residence, said Dr Majid. Responding to a query, the Livestock Department focal person maintained that the Livestock Bus had one doctor, one livestock assistant and other two technical staffers and the doctor used to respond questions of the cattle farmers.

About feedback of mobile veterinary school, Dr Majid informed that the cattle farmers were very much happy and they were getting training with much interest. He added that a good number of female cattle farmers also got training from the mobile veterinary schools. Similarly, the farmers have been instructed to contact Help Line 08000-9211 in case of any issue related to cattle rearing.