KOKRAJHAR, NOV 17: The government of Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) conducted a public meeting and training session with pig rearers at the Mushalpur Cultural Complex, Baksa as a culmination of the five-day training programme from 13th – 17th November.
The training programme was organised under the Bodoland Pig Mission in collaboration with PUM (Programma Uitzending Managers), Netherland. Martjin Steenaert, a veterinarian by profession, conducted a two-day training session with farmers selected under the Mission and talked to them about the importance of farm economics for profitable pig farming, the need for biosecurity measures to prevent & and control diseases, the causes of diseases among pigs & discussed methods of maintaining farm records.
He conducted training sessions with Veterinary Officers & Veterinary Field Assistants of the selected clusters for the Bodoland Pig Mission. He discussed problems regarding veterinary infrastructure in BTR. The necessity of early warning systems for the detection and control of diseases among livestock was also deliberated upon. He shared with them methods & and formats to streamline the reporting of diseases.
The Executive Member of Bodoland Territorial Region for Animal Husbandry & Veterinary department, Rakesh Brahma said that the government of BTR under the Bodoland Pig Mission will soon be distributing piglets to more than 5000 rearers and will conduct similar training & and awareness programmes related to biosecurity measures to reduce the mortality of pigs.
