Veterinary medical officer providing medical treatment to a goat in Maungtaw Township, Rakhine. Photo: MNA
Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department has setup three camps in Pantawpyin, Khondaing and Ngakhuya and conducting a field trip to round-up and take care of cows, buffaloes and goats abandoned by owners when they fled from terrorist attacks of 25 August in Maungtaw Township.
A work committee to systematically take care of abandoned cows, buffaloes and goats and township veterinary group was formed and villages near the camps such as Pantawpyin village (Muslim), Kyeinchaung Village (mixed), Ngakhuya Village (mixed), Mawrawadi Village (ethnic national), Shwezar Village (mixed), Three Mile Village (ethnic national), Myothit Village (ethnic national), Kappakaung Village (ethnic national), Kanthaya Village (ethnic national), Ywathaya Village (ethnic national), Chanpyin Village (ethnic national), Magyikone Village (ethnic national), Thayakone Village (ethnic national), Oo Khaung Village, Thayaykonbaung Village (ethnic national) and Bawdikon Village (ethnic national) were visited.
It was found that the cows, buffaloes and goats were not ownerless but had owners and as of today a total of 278 cows and 632 goats were rounded up and cared for. A talk on livestock breeding, prevention and containing of animal contagious disease was held on 24 October near Pantawpyin Village camp for ownerless cows, buffaloes and goats and a total of 30 persons attended.
They were provided with informative brochures and pamphlets.
A group led by Livestock Breeding and Veterinary Department Director General went to camps for ownerless cows, buffaloes and goats in Pantawpyin Village and Khondaing Village on 2 October and met with livestock breeders and coordinated on matters related to works the department will do, things to do for development in cow breeding, high grade insemination, prevention and containing of animal contagious disease and requirements.
Field trip to round up and caring for ownerless cows, buffaloes and goats were conducted by groups and the rounded up cows, buffaloes and goats will be kept and cared for in the camps and arrangements were being made to return the cows, buffaloes and goats to their original owners.—Myanmar News Agency
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