Udhagamandalam: The Forest Department on Tuesday launched a four-day veterinary vaccination camp for cattle in villages around the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) – buffer zone, to prevent transmission of serious diseases from domestic to wild animals.
According to a forest official, around 4,600 cattle from 16 villages, including Siriyur, Anaikatty, Chokkanalli, Kurumbadi and Achchakarai, will be vaccinated during the camp.
Vaccination camp will be organized in two sessions every day. The first session will be held from 6 am to 9 am and the second session will be from 4 pm to 7 pm, the official said.
For this, three teams of veterinarians have been formed.
The officials appealed to the people to avail the facility for their cattle.
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