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Livestock sector is a victim
of neglect
 Shortage
of veterinarians and non-provision of medicines and vaccines
for livestock remain the main hurdles in the development of
the livestock sector, say people.
Dairy
farming, better milk and meat production would
strengthen the economy of the country. But due to a lack
of access to livestock officials and facilities, farmers
fail to benefit from new methods of farming.
They were
talking to Sindh
Minister for Livestock Abid Jatoi on Friday during his
one-day visit, with a team of experts, to know reasons of
the failure of the livestock sector here. In a meeting held
with farmers and notables, he said the government was
striving to ensure provision of vaccines to avoid death of
livestock.
The minister said he had come with the team of experts to
look into the matter and get recommendations from
gross-roots to improve the industry.
He said dairy farming, better milk and meat production would
strengthen the economy of the country. A landlord and
farmer, Haji Anwar Rajar, complained that in Umerkot and
Tharparkar, people had a large number of livestock, but
common man had no access to livestock officials. Thus, they
failed to benefit from new methods of farming, and
non-provision of vaccines and medicines caused losses for
them.
He urged the government to establish an industry in Thar for
manufacturing feed and preparing fodder for livestock as
Thar was the hub of livestock.
A large number of livestock had died due to scarcity
of fodder and feed in Thar, he said.
He held out assurance that their livestock would be
vaccinated against PPR, a viral disease found in
Thar, and vowed a stern action against officials
responsible of poor performance of the livestock
department Umerkot. Later, he visited a livestock
experiment centre Nabisar.
Secretary Livestock Mir Muhammad Parhiar and Umerkot
DCO Ghulam Akbar Laghari accompanied the minister.
Courtesy:
The DAWN
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