The Adamawa State Government has announced discovery of strange contagious livestock diseases in some local government areas of the state.
Tijjani Maksha, the State Commissioner of Livestock Development while briefing journalists after the state’s Executive Council Meeting in Yola on Wednesday, said there were reported outbreaks of contagious livestock disease especially cattle.
An Adamawa herder, Abubakar Bello, told WikkiTimes in a phone interview that the strange disease often shows sign through release of foam and strong odour from mouth of the affected animals and swollen legs.
However, Maksha revealed that a sample has been taken to a laboratory in Jos for testing.
According to the commissioner, the state has taken proactive measures to mitigate the spread of the disease, including the reactivation of an annual livestock vaccine programme.
He said following an outbreak of cattle disease in a neighboring state Adamawa has been proactive in identifying possible spread of the disease and measures were put in place to curtail it.
“The federal ministries of livestock and agriculture has donated 350 doses of vaccines and accessories to assist the state”, he said.
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