Source: Govt secures 600 000 foot and mouth doses – DailyNews Live
Farmers Voice 25 September 2018
HARARE – Government has secured 600 000 doses for the foot and mouth
disease (FMD) and has also started re-erecting game fences at Gonarezhou
to separate susceptible animal population from wild buffalo in order to
curb the spread of the disease.
Department of Veterinary Services (DVS) director Josphat Nyika confirmed
that the ministry of Finance and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe have availed
$1,2 million to procure the vaccines.
He said while government had come up with measures to reduce the spread of
the disease, farmers were being irresponsible by moving cattle without
permits, thus fuelling the spread of FMD.
“The culprits are mostly speculators and unscrupulous business people who
are buying cattle from areas where they are cheap for resale at higher
prices in other areas.
The cattle are moved without permits thereby spreading diseases
particularly FMD.
“As the DVS we have regulations that prohibit movement of animals without
permits. We shoot the illegally moved animals and prosecute the
perpetrators,” he said. – Farmers’ Voices
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