Twenty-nine vehicles will be launched in the first phase of a programme for providing all block panchayats with fully-equipped veterinary care ambulances to guarantee timely medical care to cattle, Minister for Animal Husbandry J. Chinchurani has said.
She was inaugurating a two-day seminar organised by Kerala Feeds Ltd (KFL), the first of a Statewide series titled ‘Dairy Next: Yield and Wield’ on Wednesday. The ambulance service will be available round the clock. The Animal Husbandry department also plans to post doctors for the service, she said.
Stressing the importance of the health of cattle and the availability of treatment facilities, the Minister said mobile tele-veterinary units will be established in all the districts. As part of boosting the dairy sector, the government will provide 50% for the loans taken by aspiring entrepreneurs, she said.
