The Government is developing an efficient and effective veterinary service that will deliver animal health services to protect our animals, Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Livestock, Harry Kimtai has said. He said a number of diseases exist within our country that pose a serious threat to livestock production and prevent the animal husbandry sector from achieving its full economic potential. Speaking in Nakuru when he officially opened the Country In-Service Applied Veterinary Epidemiology Training (ISAVET) the PS said the diseases hinder participation in international trade of livestock and livestock products while at the same time reducing local trade in live animals, meat and other animal products. “Besides the sector employing about 50 per cent of the agricultural labour force domestic livestock also supplies the local requirements of meat, milk, dairy products and other livestock products while accounting for about 30 per cent of the total marketed agricultural products,” he added. Kimtai said given the subsector’s big role in the country’s economy, the government committed to investing more in animal vaccinations and welcomes ISAVET course.

Source: The Star June 08, 2021 08:03 UTC