Port Blair, Oct 1:The Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services will carry out the 19th round of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccination in the South Andaman area from Oct 1-15, 2015. During the drive, the vaccination teams will visit all villages of South Andaman area to carry out the FMD vaccination in cattle, buffalo, goats and pigs. The earlier rounds of vaccination have been successful in controlling the disease and there has been no report of FMD in these Islands since 2005. The vaccination of livestock at every six-month is required so that soon these Islands can once again be declared free from FMD.
The farmers and the PRI members have been requested to extend their cooperation in the vaccination programme, a communication from the Director (AH&VS) said here today.
