‘Special livestock protection camps in Pettavaithalai launched b y Minister N.R.Sivapathy’.

Minister N.R.Sivapathy administer Vaccination

As per the instructions of Tamilnadu Chief Minister Ms.J.Jayalaithaa, State government is conducting special livestock protection camps in different parts of Tamilnadu and in Trichy district,205 such livestock protection camps will be conducted. The Animal Husbandry Minister N.R.Sivapathy inaugurated the cattle protection camp at Pettavaithalai on Sunday. 28th August 2011. It was understood the scheme was to extend veterinary services to interior areas through mobile veterinary clinics, Certain essential veterinary activities such as vaccination against diseases attacking cattle and poultry, pregnancy test, artificial insemination, de-worming, castration, specimen testing and treatment for infertility would be conducted at the camps with the help of veterinary assistant surgeons. Cattles in the camp were being treated to guard against foot and mouth disease while poultry birds were being vaccinated for Ranikhet disease. Sheep and goats were being administered vaccines for Anthrax disease. Livestock protection services were given to 1152 cattle, 453 goats and sheep, 186 chicks and six dogs.  Collector Jayashree Muralidharan, Trichy MLA, Manoharan, Former MLA M.Paramjothi, Block Secretary Pettavaithlai Alagesan and others accompanied the Minister. –Govin