Livestock
Agriculture Food Security

Gombe flags-off livestock vaccination, targets 3m animals

By Abdulwahab Muhammad, Bauchi Gov.  Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has flagged off the 2024 annual livestock vaccination campaign against contagious diseases, targeting three million ruminants. TheNewsZenith reports that the vaccination will cover Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) in cattle, Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in sheep and goats and anthrax in livestock across the state. […]

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Agriculture Food Security

Edo domesticates national livestock identification, traceability system

From Our Correspondent The Edo Government has domesticated the National Animal Identification and Traceability System (NAITS) to create a database of livestock and other information on production for traceability in the state. The state government launched NAITS during the fifth National Animal Husbandry Development Committee (NAHDC) meeting held in Benin on Tuesday. NAITS is an […]

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