Over 0.94 million cattle heads vaccinated, treated in Tharparkar

MITHI: On the directives of Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Nawaz Soho, the Livestock department is providing vaccination and treatment facilities by setting up veterinary camps in far flung areas of district Tharparkar.

The Additional Director Livestock Tharparkar Dr.

Nobat Khan Khoso informed that 7,29,957 cattle heads had been vaccinated against various disease, 1,09,422 animals were drenched while 1,03,041 animals were treated against different ailments in veterinary camps set up in different areas.

The economy of Tharparkar heavily depended on Livestock. On the directives of district administration veterinary camps for vaccination and treatment of animals were being set in different areas of the district to secure the main livelihood source of the area from losses.