Muscat: To protect animals from diseases and support cattle breeders, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources as part of its national immunisation project has administered over 4 million doses of vaccines across governorates in 2022 compared to 3 million doses in 2021.
The national project also aims at protect humans from diseases common to animals as well as to provide cattle feed with high nutritional value that are safe and healthy. It also aims to reduce the cost of treatment services.
Immunisation of sheep, goats and cattle targets a number of diseases. These include sheep and goat pox, plague, foot and mouth disease, rabies and brucellosis.
It is worth noting that all preventive and curative services for the livestock sector are provided through the government sector and private veterinary facilities. The ministry warns livestock breeders that vaccination is not a substitute for good caring of animals. It also urged them to visit veterinary clinics if they notice any change in animal behaviour such as isolation from the herd, or refusal to eat. Breeders must communicate with the vaccination team for the success of the vaccination process. — ONA
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