Administer free booster doses of HS vaccine to all susceptible livestock by September 30, Gurmeet Khudian directs officials, Multi-pronged campaign focuses on mass inoculation, disinfection, emergency care & nutritional feed to support distressed livestock farmers,  Entire veterinary machinery pressed into service in mission mode to protect backbone of our rural economy, says Khudian 

In a decisive response to protect the state's vital livestock population from the devastating aftermath of recent floods, the Punjab Animal Husbandry department has rolled out a comprehensive & time-bound Action Plan to mitigate the severe risks including waterborne diseases, foot-rot and parasitic infections. Notably, these floods have impacted 2.53 lakh animals across 713 villages.

Revealing the comprehensive action plan, Punjab Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Minister S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian said that the department has chalk out the action plan to protect the livestock from stagnant flood water-borne diseases including Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (HS), Foot-Rot, Mastitis, Tick-Borne infection, Skin infection, Gastroenteritis and secondary infections & nutritional shortages. The multi-pronged campaign focusing on mass vaccination, disinfection and emergency care to support distressed livestock farmers.

“Our livestock is the backbone of our rural economy. In the wake of this natural calamity, we are committed to standing shoulder-to-shoulder with our farmers,” stated S. Gurmeet Singh Khudian, while adding that this is not just a relief effort; it is a critical mission to prevent epidemic outbreaks and ensure the health and productivity of millions of animals, thereby securing the livelihoods of our farmers. We are deploying our entire veterinary machinery in campaign mode to leave no animal or farmer behind.