LSD Shot: Punjab to cover Gaushalas in 3 days Chandigarh News – Times of India

Chandigarh: A group of ministers has been formed to monitor the situation and take necessary steps to control it. lumpy skin in disease (LSD) Punjab On Tuesday, the Animal Husbandry Department was directed to vaccinate all the cattle in the cowsheds within three days.
Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema, Agriculture Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal and Animal Husbandry Minister Laljit Singh Bhullari Directed that 50,000 cattle should be vaccinated daily. “Any lapse in the ongoing containment work will not be tolerated,” he said. He also directed that show cause notices be issued to the poor performing employees and all leave of the employees be canceled to ensure timely treatment of animals. Also asked to use generic medicines as per the need.
Reviewing the ongoing campaigns for the prevention of African Swine Fever, the Ministers said that the guidelines of the “Prevention and Control of Infectious and Infectious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009” should be implemented in letter and spirit, and the movement of pigs should be strictly enforced. should be banned.
Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry Department Vikas Pratap Apprised the ministers that they have received 6.86 lakh doses of goat pox vaccine so far. More than 3.31 lakh cattle have been vaccinated, while more than 3.54 lakh doses of goat pox vaccine are available with the department. He said that out of 1,08,958 animals affected by LSD, 64,475 have been cured. news network