DIMAPUR: Nagaland's animal husbandry and veterinary services department, under the aegis of the Nagaland Livestock Development Board (NLDB), officially launched the second phase of the National Animal Disease Control Programme on Foot and Mouth Disease (NADCP) on Friday, an official release said on Saturday.
The programme was launched by the department's director Dr Nsanthung Ezung at the NLDB office complex in Kohima. Launched by Pm Narendra Modi on September 11, 2019, the NADCP envisages control of foot and mouth disease (FMD) and brucellosis diseases in livestock by 2025 and freedom status by 2030.
