Haryana the only state to do double vaccination FMD + HS-Kanwar Pal
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, July 11-
Haryana Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Kanwar Pal stated that the state received the “Best State is Animal Husbandry State Award 2024” from central ministers in New Delhi due to its policies.
Kanwar Pal said that Haryana was honoured with the "Best Animal Husbandry State Award 2024" during the Agriculture Leadership Conclave sponsored by the "Agriculture Today Group" in New Delhi.
He shared that the Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying Haryana is providing quality Veterinary Healthcare, Diagnostic and Breeding Services to the 71.26 lakh livestock population of the State through its well-knitted network of 2929 Institutions. Further, the Department is also running 70 Mobile Veterinary Units to provide 24x7 veterinary services to the farmers at their doorsteps along with a toll-free number 1962 Call Centre. To tackle livestock diseases the Department is implementing various vaccination programmes regularly against animal diseases like FMD+HS Dual Vaccination (only State in the country to do so), Brucellosis, Lumpy Skin Disease, PPR, Classical Swine Fever, ETV etc.
The department is also implementing Embryo Transfer Technology-In Vitro Fertilization (ETT-IVF)technique for genetic improvement of livestock of the State. The Department is also using Artificial Insemination Technique for the genetic improvement of livestock breeds.