Awareness-cum-animal health camp at Old Jalukie

A one-day awareness-cum-animal health camp was organised at Old Jalukie village, Peren, by the Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry (COVS&AH), CAU (Imphal), Jalukie, in collaboration with ICAR–National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal on March 13. The programme was held under the supervision of Dean, Dr. I. Shakuntala, and funded by ICAR-CRPVD, Bengaluru under the NEH component.
The programme was graced by village chairman, Heinkieng; village secretary, Bonny; Prof. A. Palanisammi, HoD, Dept. of VGO; Prof. Zeshmarani Sarangthem, HoD, Dept. of LPM; Dr. Tukheswar Chutia, Asst. Prof., Dept. of VGO; Dr. Sashitola Ozukum, Asst. Prof., Dept. of VCC; students and villagers.
Coordinator of the programme, Dr. Tukheswar Chutia, delivered the welcome address, while Prof. A. Palanisammi, chairperson, encouraged participants to avail opportunities provided by the college and ICAR institutes for livestock welfare. He urged livestock rearers to seek timely prevention and treatment of ailing animals and to share the knowledge gained with neighbours. Prof. Zeshmarani Sarangthem also encouraged farmers to actively participate and benefit from the programme.
During the technical session, Dr. A. Palanisammi, Dr. Zeshmarani Sarangthem, Dr. Tukheswar Chutia and Dr. Sashitola Ozukum delivered lecture on the topics “Healthy livestock for a wealthy, stable, and sustainable society”, “Cost reduction strategies in livestock and poultry farming”, “Common pig diseases in Nagaland and control measures” and “Awareness on zoonotic diseases prevalent in the Nagaland” respectively.
A farmer-scientist interaction was also held, followed by the animal health camp. Besides treatment of ailing animals, vitamins, mineral mixtures, iron supplements, calcium supplements, liver tonics, anthelmintics, antibiotics, and other veterinary medicines were distributed to farmers. The camp covered a total of 816 livestock, including 144 pigs, 26 buffaloes, 14 cows, 16 goats, 48 dogs, 29 cats, and 539 poultry.
Altogether, 75 participants and 16 officials attended the programme