The Agricultural and Rural Development Secretariat of the Federal Capital Territory Administration, on Monday, began a four-week mass vaccination of cattle in the FCT to curb the spread of anthrax.
The acting Secretary, FCTA, Alhaji Ishaq Sadeeq, inaugurated the exercise in Paikon Kore Grazing Reserve, Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja.
He thanked the Permanent Secretary, FCTA, Mr Olusade Adesola, for approving the purchase of one million doses of the vaccine, which scientists had identified as the most effective way of preventing the disease. “The sensitisation was to avail them the knowledge of signs and symptoms, as well as effective measures they can adopt to protect themselves and their animals from contracting and spreading the disease,” he said.
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