Gandhinagar, July 29 (UNI) The Gujarat government has adequate stock of goat pox vaccine to inoculate bovine animals infected with a lumpy virus, Director of the Animal and Husbandry department Dr. Falguni Thakar said on Friday. “Lumpy virus has roots from Capri pox virus seen in goats. So the vaccine administered to goats is now administered to bovine animals infected with the lumpy virus. The animal husbandry field offices have 7,07,496 doses of the vaccine.”
Refuting rumors about the shortage of vaccines in the state, the director said that she too has heard the audio clips between two veterinary doctors in the city. Both the doctors, she said, are on contract at the Jamnagar Municipal Corporation.
In Jamnagar city, till Thurs- day evening, as many as 8,130 cattle were vaccinated, and the district office has 12,200 vaccine stock, which means that there is no shortage of vaccines firmly said the officer. On Thursday evening, Congress MLA from Bhanvad constituency of the Jamnagar district Vikram Madam released an audio clip.
