Tanzania plans livestock mass vaccination

DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA intends to undertake a nationwide livestock mass vaccination campaign to increase the livestock export market and farmers' revenues. Livestock and Fisheries Minister Abdallah Ulega disclosed this on Wednesday at the State House in Dar es Salaam during a news conference on President Samia Suluhu Hassan's trips to Morocco and Saudi Arabia, held between November 8 and 11 this year. Mr Ulega stated that one of the challenges facing Tanzanian livestock in meeting export requirements was pests and diseases, and the campaign was one of the measures employed by the government to shift the narrative. "At present, they vaccinate, but everyone does it according to their schedule. We want every livestock keeper to vaccinate, and we will develop a specific vaccination schedule for each livestock disease," he stated. He asserted that the campaign would contribute to increasing confidence in Tanzania's meat standards and quality among the nations with whom Tanzania ...