MOSUL TIME RADIO
Yesterday , Saturday, the Veterinary Department in the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture announced the launch of a large campaign to vaccinate and vaccinate buffaloes, cows, sheep and goats in all governorates, with the exception of the governorates of Kurdistan .
Director General of the Veterinary Department, Thamer Habib Hamza Al-Khafaji, said in a statement , “The Veterinary Department announces the launch of a free vaccination campaign to vaccinate cows, buffaloes, sheep, and goats against foot-and-mouth disease,” noting that “the campaign will be free, starting from August 4, 2024, until September 12, 2024.” 30 working days .”
Al-Khafaji pointed out that “the campaign will include all Iraqi governorates except the Kurdistan Region and aims to vaccinate cows, buffalo, sheep and goats of all ages against foot-and-mouth disease,” explaining that “ his department will mobilize all its veterinarian employees in all hospitals and veterinary clinics in the governorates to complete And the success of the campaign .”
He continued: “The vaccine for immunization against foot-and-mouth disease was distributed to all hospitals and veterinary clinics, where the first dose of the vaccine was received, amounting to approximately five million doses as a first dose, followed by the launch of the second dose after the completion of field and laboratory tests, amounting to approximately four million doses, and the number of vaccinated animals will be counted.” Accurately after completing the campaign by filling out a campaign-specific form .
Al-Khafaji called on farmers and breeders to “help the veterinary teams implementing the campaign and not to refrain from the vaccination process because it is in their interest first and to preserve their safety and the safety of their animals, and thus to preserve livestock as an important source of production. ” Food and national income .
