Lack of medicine for veterinary care

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There is a severe shortage of drugs needed for the veterinary care of livestock affected by the recent floods, particularly in the Eastern Province, officials said today.

According to the Department of Animal Production and Health, over 90,000 buffaloes and herds of cattle, 40,000 goats and poultry farms with over 200,000 birds were affected by the floods that hit the Central, North-Central and Eastern Provinces during the first two weeks of January .

Director General of the Department Dr. A. D. Nimal Chandrasiri told Daily Mirror today the World’s Society for the Protection of Animals and MILCO had supplied certain quantities of drugs to treat the affected animals. (KB)

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Fair N Square Friday, 28 January 2011 03:48 PM

Now does this come under the ministry of health or Animal and livestock? which ever the case, they need to be more vigilant. Did some1 say H1N1???/

Yehiya-Doha Friday, 28 January 2011 03:55 PM

Paracetamol not available for human consumption in state hospitals.How about veterinary field.

ahmedNaseer Friday, 28 January 2011 05:32 PM

no time to look all these issues, time is only there for our ministers fill their pockets and taking peoples votes giving 1000 of promises....This is how our country situation.

Cobra Saturday, 29 January 2011 01:47 AM

Quite right. When there are nod drugs for humans how can there be any for animals?

N.B.M.Arachchi Saturday, 29 January 2011 03:47 AM

Solve this soon...if not most of Politician would die..specially from rabies...

Calistus Jayatilleke Saturday, 29 January 2011 10:15 AM

SOS - they need to get down the medicines by air urgently because otherwise we will soon be short of Buffaloes and then who will govern us ?

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