The Federal Government has said that Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) was responsible for the loss of more than N29 billion annually in the livestock sub-sector in Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo stated this at the unveiling and inauguration of the National Strategic Documents for the Control of trans-boundary animal diseases in Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Osinbajo was represented by the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said the losses were through mortality, morbidity and trade restrictions on Nigeria occasioned by the endemicity of some of these diseases in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs we may be aware, Trans-boundary animal diseases are one of the most economically devastating diseases of livestock in the West and Central Africa sub- region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThrough mortality, morbidity and trade restrictions on Nigeria occasioned by the endemicity of some of these diseases in the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said that the federal government recognised the key role the livestock industry plays in the provision of livelihoods for millions of Nigerians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Osinbajo said that intensive surveillance, epidemiology and response were being carried out in all the hotspot areas to keep check the rising profile of the diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said that the initiative was in collaboration with the State Veterinary Services, particularly in frontline States located at the fringes of international borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Osinbajo said that mass vaccinations against these devastating diseases are carried out annually for millions of cattle, sheep, dogs, goats among others,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cVeterinarians, clinicians, animal health service providers and other important stakeholders required a roadmap that will guide them properly to eradication the diseases,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said that the validation of the strategic documents had received wider stakeholder inputs and contributions from experts and key players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201d It is our utmost desire to see to the smooth implementation and operation of these strategies to ensure realization of the objectives they are meant to serve,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In his remarks, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr Mohammad Abubakar said that TADs is national issue that has no respect for borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said there was the need to maximise the production and productivity of the livestock which is being threatened by the menace of endemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Abubakar said livestock is also threatened by emerging and re-emerging TADs, inadequate veterinary infrastructure and limited veterinary services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He said it was against this backdrop that the ministry and relevant stakeholders developed and validated National Strategic plans for the control and eradication of major TADs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The minister listed the TADs as: Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP), African Trypanosomosis & Tick Borne Diseases and Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in cattle;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Others are Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in sheep and goats, African Swine Fever (ASF) in pigs and Newcastle disease (NCD) in chickens among others.<\/p>\n\n\n
The Federal Government has said that Transboundary Animal Diseases (TADs) was responsible for the loss of more than N29 billion annually in the livestock sub-sector in Nigeria. The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo stated this at the unveiling and inauguration of the National Strategic Documents for the Control of trans-boundary animal diseases in Nigeria on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2766,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[701,949],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-47056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agriculture","category-economy","tag-livestock","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"yoast_head":"\n