On Thursday, 21st
November, the residents of Eldume (Ilchamus) Location began the day with
vaccination of their animals. Following a reported outbreak of foot and mouth
disease, the Livestock department had promised to have a vaccination exercise
as from Monday 18th November 2013.
The Department of Livestock has created a
schedule to guide them have all livestock vaccinated in the Marigat District.
According to a resident of Eldume village, over two thousand five hundred cows had turned up for the vaccination
exercise.
He further said that the
cows were being charged Ksh.35 per cow irrespective of the size and age.Farmers said that although they had woken up early, they found along queue of
cows already in the crush.
They were
optimistic that the quarantine will be called off soon. They also long to resume the sale of
livestock.
According to Dr. Julius K. Cheruiyot
of Livestock Department, on completion of the exercise on 29th
November 2013, he projects that around 30,000 cows will have been vaccinated.
This was according to Animal Disease Control Act Cap 364) dated 5th
Nov. 2013.
"There are challenges of
old vehicles and unavailability of the vaccines in the market,’’ said Dr. Cheruiyot
On the cost of the
vaccine, Dr. Cheruiyot, said the it was not expensive as the sampling, testing
and identification of the strain was not the seven or the four strain one.
Marigat Livestock vaccination schedule.
S/NO
|
DATE
|
PLACE
|
1.
|
18TH
NOV 2013
|
Kamungei
|
2.
|
Kibingor
|
|
3.
|
Barsemoi
|
|
4.
|
19/11/013
|
Kimalel
|
5.
|
Kimorok
|
|
6.
|
Kapkun
|
|
7.
|
20/11/013
|
Sabor
|
8.
|
Koriema
|
|
9.
|
Auction yard
Marigat
|
|
10.
|
21/11/013
|
Maoi
|
11.
|
Eldume
|
|
12.
|
Kailer
|
|
13.
|
22/11/013
|
Kapkuikui
|
14.
|
Loboi
|
|
15.
|
Sandai
|
|
16.
|
23/11/013
|
Bull centre
|
17.
|
Sintaan
|
|
18.
|
Loropil
|
|
19.
|
25/11/013
|
Endao
|
20.
|
Salabani
|
|
21.
|
Meisori
|
|
22.
|
26/11/013
|
Ilngarua
|
23.
|
Sirata
|
|
24.
|
Longewan
|
|
25.
|
27/11/013
|
Mosuro
|
26.
|
Kiserian
|
|
27.
|
Sokotei
|
|
28.
|
28/11/013
|
Kapindasim
|
29.
|
Chemorongion
|
|
30.
|
Kasiela
|
|
31.
|
29/11/013
|
Nyimbei
|
32.
|
||
33.
|
Sambaka
|
|
34.
|
Chebinyiny
|
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