Lubango – At least one million doses of vaccines are available for immunisation of the cattle in southern Huila province, the local health authorities have announced.
The move is part of a campaign running from March to May 2023.
Compared to last year, there was an increase of 200,000 doses of vaccines and 96,806 heads of cattle, said the head of the provincial department of the National Veterinary Institute in southern Huila Province, Samo Daniel.
Speaking to Angop on Monday, Daniel considered the available doses of vaccines insufficient due to the existing number of cattle, which stands at 1.2 million.
He explained that these are mandatory vaccinations, specially in terms of prevention of blood and symptomatic anthrax, foot-and-mouth disease, brucellosis, lumpy skin disease and contagious pleuropneumonia.
The campaign will involve 166 technicians distributed in 30 fixed and mobile brigades.
Source: Angola Press News Agency