With foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) reported in cattle in nine districts, the Animal Husbandry department has stepped up surveillance and disease control measures across the State. That the present outbreak has been caused by not-so-common FMD virus serotypes has emerged as a matter of concern.
The Animal Husbandry department has deployed special squads for vaccination and treatment as part of the disease control measures, Animal Husbandry Minister J. Chinchurani said on Friday.
So far, 4,537 cattle have been vaccinated under an emergency ring vaccination programme in regions where the disease has been reported. Veterinary hospitals have been provided adequate medicine stocks for giving free treatment to the affected animals, the Minister said.
