The Animal Husbandry Department has set out on the task of filling water in water troughs set up at the veterinary institutions in Tiruchi district to quench the thirst of livestock when they were being brought for veterinary examination and treatment. The move comes in the wake of heatwave prevailing for the last one month and as per the direction of the district administration.
Tiruchi district accounts for over 100 veterinary institutions (dispensaries and hospitals) where water troughs had been established. Water was being filled in over 95 of these veterinary institutions to quench the thirst of animals brought during the day for examination and treatment. Steps have been taken to rectify those water troughs which required repairs, a senior official of the Animal Husbandry department here said.
The department has come out with detailed information on the ways of managing livestock and poultry birds, especially during summer. Pamphlets containing information in Tamil to the livestock and poultry owners were being circulated at the village level in Tiruchi district by the field-level department officials.
