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PUNJAB LAUNCHES FREE TETANUS VACCINATION DRIVE FOR EQUINES

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PUNJAB LAUNCHES FREE TETANUS VACCINATION DRIVE FOR EQUINES

  • Animal Husbandry Minister directs officials to make arrangements to roll out statewide inoculation drive against tetanus
  • Inaugurates seminar on “Care & Cure of Domestic Animals with Recent Advances in Diagnosis”

Chandigarh, March 10:

In a groundbreaking move towards animal welfare, the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann led Punjab Government has announced a statewide initiative to provide free tetanus toxoid vaccination for all equines— horses, donkeys and mules.

Announcing this here today, S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian, Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries, informed that the Animal Husbandry department will soon launch a drive to administer tetanus toxoid vaccine to all horses, donkeys, and mules, while directing the department officials to make all the necessary arrangements to roll out the drive for safeguarding the health and well-being of equines.

The Cabinet Minister was addressing a seminar on “Care & Cure of Domestic Animals with Recent Advances in Diagnosis” organised under the ASCAD scheme by the Animal Husbandry department at Kisan Bhawan here.

Emphasising the importance of a collaborative effort between veterinary doctors and farmers, S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian said that the veterinary doctors should play a proactive role in educating and assisting farmers in maximising the benefits of the department’s programs. By bridging the gap between technical expertise and practical application, the department would empower farmers to achieve greater success in their agricultural allied endeavours.

During the seminar, experts from Guru Nanak Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana highlighted the latest advancements in the treatment of Repeat Breeding in Large Animals, Management of Colic in equines, advancements in diagnosis of parasitic diseases in livestock and management of snake bite.

During the seminar, Director Animal Husbandry Dr. GS Bedi told that the topics were totally field oriented and all the veterinarians discussed in details about it. The new advances will be helpful in increasing the milk production, in decreasing the stray animal population and will be helpful in the welfare of all the animals. Dr. Mrigank Honparkhe, Dr. Gurpreet Singh, Dr. Shushma Chhabra, and Dr. Parvinder Kaur Lubana, shared their insights and perspectives on these topics.

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