Mangalore, August 3: There is a need to create greater awareness about Brucellosis disease that could affect calves in the district said K T Shailaja Bhat, President, DK Zilla Panchayat.
She was speaking after inaugurating a technical session as part of National Control Programme on Brucellosis (NCPB) organized by Karnataka Veterinary Association,DK, DK Zilla Panchayat, and DK Cooperative Milk Producers' Association in Mangalore on Friday.
Ravi Kumar Kakade, Managing Director, DK Cooperative Milk Producers' Association, said that the Association holds financial dealings of Rs.400 crore annually. Animal husbandry is facilitating economic growth in rural areas, he said.
MRT Tests for Brucellosis
To check if there is presence of Brucellosis disease among calves, a Milk Ring Test (MRT) will be conducted on milk samples in the district. So far no cases have been reported of the disease. About 1500 samples from five taluks of the district would be collected for tests, Mr. Kakade said.
Navin Kumar Monala, member, Agriculture and Industry Standing Committee, DK Zilla Panchayat, Dr. G Shivananda, President, Karnataka Veterinary Associatio, DK, Raviraj Hegde Kodavoor, President, DK Cooperative Milk Producers' Association, were among the ones present.
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