From Paul Orude Bauchi
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has flagged off the 2025 livestock vaccination campaign with a target of 1 million herds of cattle, 500 sheep, and goats, as well as 500 poultry.
Speaking during the ceremony held at Itas-Gadau Local Government Area on Monday, the governor disclosed that the sum of N80.9 million had been earmarked for this year’s livestock vaccination.
Mohammed said that this year’s vaccination campaign has been prioritised towards fighting diseases such as contagious bovine pneumonia, CPP and Cattle Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) for sheep and goats, and Newcastle disease.
He disclosed that the sum of N80.9 million was budgeted to conduct the by-annual livestock vaccination campaign with an initial release of N40 million.
“For this round of vaccination campaign, a total of 1 million herds of cattle, 500 sheep, and goats, as well as 500 poultry, are targeted to be vaccinated across the state,” he said.
He pledged the commitment of his administration to providing additional vaccines if the need arises.
He assured that the government would continue to work tirelessly towards a healthy livestock population in Bauchi State.
Mohammed appreciated the importance of the veterinary sector in public health, preventive medicine, and food security safety, among others.
He noted that the veterinary sector had played a vital role in the control of emerging cases of diseases, most of which he said were zoonotic in nature.
To strengthen the role of the veterinary profession in the livestock value chain, the Bauchi state government has keyed into the World Bank-assisted Livestock Productivity, Resilient Support project aimed at transforming the livestock sector, he added.
Mohammed further disclosed that the World Bank Project has trained 100 veterinary and herdsmen health officers on disease monitoring and investigation, 100 livestock farmers on the usage of crop residues as livestock feeds during the off-season, 80 pastoralists, and women on milk hygiene and collection to ensure products would be packaged in a manner that is healthy.
Mohammed added that the project will also renovate and construct slaughter houses and veterinary clinics in 14 local governments and rehabilitate laboratories and other facilities in 10 local government areas, including the establishment of farmers school and the school of Agriculture
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