Leh, May 31: The Department of Animal Husbandry, Leh launched a vaccination programme/drive against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) under the centrally sponsored scheme (CSS) of the National Animal Disease Control Program (NADCP) to cover the entire bovine population of Leh district.
The FMD vaccination drive was launched in the presence of Executive Councillor, Animal/Sheep Husbandry, LAHDC, Leh, Tashi Namgyal; Secretary, Animal/Sheep Husbandry, UT Ladakh, Ravinder Kumar; Director, Animal/S...
Leh, July 21: Chairman, Block Development Council (BDC), Singay Lalok, Stanzin Yangdol, in collaboration with the Sheep Husbandry Department, Khaltsi, organised an awareness camp on Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in goats and sheep. A total of 8,700 livestock were vaccinated against FMD in the block.
Chairman, BDC Singay Lalok, highlighted the importance and need of FMD vaccination to control the outbreak of the disease among the livestock.
Earlier, Block Officer, Sheep Husbandry, Khalts...
Leh, June 10: Secretary, Animal and Sheep Husbandry, UT Ladakh, Ravinder Kumar, joined the meeting convened by Joint Secretary, Livestock Health, Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying, GoI, Upamanyu Basu to discuss the recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD) in the region and its control measures.
Deputy Commissioner, Leh; Deputy Commissioner, Kargil; Director, Animal and Sheep Husbandry and concerned officers of the department were present in the meeting.
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DRASS, JULY 06, 2021: Viral Food and Mouth Disease (FMD) among animals at Minamarg near Drass and Labar in Umba caused heavy loss to livestock including cow and cattle, reported local sources from the areas.
The viral disease locally known as Tsetang has killed 35 cows and around 200 cattle at Minamarg in the last three to four days, counted local sources at the area. Sources from Umba also reported to Voice of Ladakh correspondent that a number of livestock have lost lives yesterday due ...
