KVK Peren conduct awareness on African Swine Fever

Some of the participants with officials during the Animal health camp cum awareness programme on African Swine Fever was conducted on September 7. 

Some of the participants with officials during the Animal health camp cum awareness programme on African Swine Fever was conducted on September 7. 

Peren, September 8 (MExN): Animal health camp cum awareness programme on African Swine Fever was conducted by KVK Peren, ICAR RC for NEH Region, Nagaland Centre, Jalukie, for Mhainamtsi Piggery group at Women Society Hall, Mhainamtsi on September 7. 

Dr L Babita Devi, Incharge Head, gave awareness lecture about African swine fever and the bio security measures to be adopted by the farmers for prevention of the disease. Discussion on health care and management of pigs was also done.  

As a part of the programme, face masks, disinfectants, mineral mixtures, deworming drugs, antibiotics and other medicines and advisory about the disease were distributed to the participants. 

Similar programme was also conducted at New Chalkot, Poilwa, Deukwaram and Punglwa B, during May to August 2020 by maintaining the lockdown protocol and social distancing, benefiting a total of 130 farmers.