The Animal Husbandry Department will be conducting a de-worming and reproductive health campaign in all villages in the district on August 29 and 30 to livestock distributed under a State Government’s scheme.
In a release, District Collector M. Lakshmi said that milch cows, goats and sheep were distributed free of cost to women belonging to Below Poverty Line across the State to increase milk production.
Beneficiaries
Under the scheme, a total of 4,618 milch cows were distributed to 4,618 beneficiaries in 92 village panchayats from 2011 to 2015 while 1,56,940 goats and sheep were distributed to 39,435 beneficiaries in 863 village panchayats.
Ms. Lakshmi said the department had decided to conduct the reproductive health camp and mass de-worming campaign in order to benefit the cows, goats and sheep distributed under the scheme with the objective of increasing milk production in cows and increasing weight gain in goats and sheep provided under the scheme.
The Collector said besides the beneficiaries of the free distribution scheme, other farmers could also avail the benefits of the camp by getting their animals checked.
Source : The Hindu
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