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Agriculture Minister Gabriel D Wangsu has issued an advisory to farmers across the state, following forecasts of potential disease outbreaks by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research – National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology through their National Animal Disease Referral Expert System.<\/p>\n
The advisory identifies Papum Pare district as facing a ‘very high risk’ of an African swine fever (ASF) outbreak.<\/p>\n
West Siang district faces an equally serious threat from foot and mouth disease (FMD), with risk levels assessed as ‘very high’ by ICAR-NIVEDI forecasting systems.<\/p>\n
Wangsu has called for immediate vaccination campaigns to protect cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals in the region.<\/p>\n
Mass vaccination is the only protection against FMD and ASF.<\/p>\n
Therefore, if the department implements this sooner, it will go a long way in saving animals.<\/p>\n
Animal insurance is an important step to safeguard the farmer. Currently, there is an insurance scheme where the farmers, state, and central governments are contributors – with farmers paying 5.5% of the sum insured, the central government covering 75%, and the state government paying 10% of the insurance premium under the National Livestock Mission.<\/p>\n
This initiative will act as a safeguard against loss and provide financial security to livestock owners in case of a disease outbreak such as FMD and ASF, which are highly contagious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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