Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA Apr 11: District Development Commissioner, Samba Sheetal Nanda distributed free dairy equipment and mastitis kits among the 80 farmers from different areas of district Samba under National Mission for Protein Supplement (NMPS) Scheme III at a function organized by Animal Husbandry Department,.
She interacted with the farmers and stressed upon the officers of the department to take concrete measures for extending the activities of dairy farming in the district, with special emphasis on “Kandi Belt” so as to enhance the milk production in the district. She also stressed upon the beneficiaries for judicious use of the material provided to them by the department.
Chief Animal Husbandry Officer Samba, Dr. D.B.Singh informed that the basic objective of this scheme is to provide equipment and utensils to help the dairy farming in a hygienic way vis-à-vis for early detection of mastitis which is known to be very complex disease mainly because of multiple causative agents, poor understanding of the early immune response and complexities associated with mammary epithelial cell damage by both the agents and the host factors.
He also demonstrated the use of mastitis kit among the farmers, besides other inputs to be adopted in dairy farming for improvement in milk production.
Among others, Veterinary Assistant Surgeons and other staff of the Animal Husbandry Department were was also present on the occasion.
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