Kaduna begins vaccination of 7m animals

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has flagged-off vaccination campaign against livestock diseases likely to affect seven million animals across the 23 local government areas of the state. The vaccination, which is expected to take care of two major livestock diseases which include Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) which affect cattle and Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) […]

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has flagged-off vaccination campaign against livestock diseases likely to affect seven million animals across the 23 local government areas of the state.
The vaccination, which is expected to take care of two major livestock diseases which include Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) which affect cattle and Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) that affect sheep and goats.
Flagging-off the campaign at Rido Village, Chikun Local Government area of the state, El-Rufai, said the need to vaccinate the animals became necessary because agriculture remains the mainstay of the economy of the state, adding that “livestock provides income, employment, food, manure and transport to all categories of people.”
Represented by Commissioner, Ministry of Health, Dr. Paul Manya Dogo, the governor said the exercise would improve productivity which will ensure food security and eradicate poverty, using agriculture as the main change agent particularly in Kaduna.
Earlier, Commissioner, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Dr. Manzo Daniel Maigari, told the livestock owners that staff of the ministry with active support of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), traditional Ardos residents in the area, will penetrate nooks and crannies of the 23 LGAs while the exercise lasted.
Chairman, Nigerian Veterinary Medical Association, Dr. Yila Umaru Lakorok, described the development as long overdue, saying the vaccination last took place five years ago.