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SARGODHGA, Jan 04 (APP):The Livestock Department Sargodha on Thursday released its performance report for 2025, highlighting extensive vaccination, treatment, and farmer support initiatives across the district.
Talking to APP, Additional Deputy Director Livestock Sargodha Dr. Tanveer Ashraf Kalyar said wide-ranging vaccination campaigns were carried out to prevent major livestock diseases. A total of 1,180,988 animals were vaccinated against hemorrhagic septicemia (HS), 572,005 against black quarter, 480,198 against foot-and-mouth disease, 918,276 against enterotoxaemia, and 499,725 against peste des petits ruminants (PPR). Additionally, 354,776 animals were vaccinated against contagious caprine pleuropneumonia, and 2,761,310 poultry birds against Newcastle disease.
Dr. Kalyar said health services were provided through both institutional and field-based mechanisms, with 1,470,450 animals treated at veterinary institutions and 838,009 treated in the field by mobile teams. The department conducted 8,189 awareness sessions, provided breeding services to 137,414 animals, and carried out 54,093 pregnancy tests.
Under a flagship livestock support initiative, 7,474 animals were approved for assistance to 875 farmers. The Chief Minister Punjab’s veterinary and paravet internship program also inducted 17 veterinary officers and seven paravets to strengthen human resource capacity in the sector.
Dr. Kalyar said these initiatives reflect the department’s commitment to improving animal health, enhancing productivity, and supporting livestock farmers across Sargodha.