A technology injection-cum-animal health camp was organized by National Research Centre on Mithun (ICAR) Medziphema, Nagaland in collaboration with Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Lower Dibang Valley and Miyajo-NGO on November 20 at Abango village, Roing, Lower Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh.
A team of scientist comprising of Dr. J.K. Chamuah, Dr. N.Prasad and Dr.K.Kate from NRC on Mithun, Dr. T.J.Ramesha, Programme Coordinator and Dr. D. Hazarika, SMS(A.Sc.) Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Lower Dibang Valley participating as resourch person and briefed the farmers about different health and management practices of mithun husbandry and modern technologies like ear tagging and microship implementation for identification process.
Altogether 55 farmers/farm women participated in the programme and 28 animals were checked health status and accordingly treated. The mithun farmers were given various inputs such as vaccines for foot & mouth disease, mineral mixture, anthelmintic, various veterinary medicines for first aid to the mithun and other livestock. the participants expressed that this programme is first of its kind in the district and need such several follow up programme in near future on scientific methods of mithun farming.
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