Over one million animals across northwest Nigeria’s Jigawa State will be vaccinated during the 2018 annual animal vaccination, an official said Thursday.
Over 600,000 cattle, 300,000 goats and sheep, 200,000 chicken and 1,500 dogs were targeted during the exercise, Abdullahi Haruna, the Director of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, said in Dutse, the state capital.
He said the cattle would be vaccinated against Contagious Bovine Pleuro Pneumonia (CBPP), while the sheep and goats would be vaccinated against Peste de Petites Prominante (PPR).
He said dogs would be vaccinated against Rabies and the chicken would be vaccinated against Newcastle Disease (NCD).
Haruna said a stakeholders’ meeting would be organized to sensitize the public to the importance of the exercise, noting that the meeting was to ensure the participation of animal owners, particularly herdsmen, in the animal vaccination. Enditem
