Over 14.5 billion for disease control

Chairman of Quang Ngai Provincial People’s Committee has just approved a plan of disease control and prevention for animals through out the province in 2011. According to the plan, a herd of 552,000 cattle, about 3 million poultry, 20,000 dogs and cats are going to be periodically vaccinated against common diseases of the foot-and-mouth, avian influenza, cholera, and pasteurellosis. The Veterinary Branch of Quang Ngai Agriculture and Rural Development Department and the People’s Committee of 14 districts and city will take responsibility to implement this plan. An amount of over 14.5 billion VND (about 7,000 USD) is approved for the plan. Hoang Le