Lumpy skin affects Kapoeta county cattle Thursday, 03 November 2011 19:47 South Sudan >>> .The Commissioner of Kapoeta County, Lokayi Eko, says that lumpy skin disease has killed many cattle in the Greater Kapoeta area. Speaking to Radio Miraya on Thursday from Kapoeta, Commissioner Echo said the disease was first spotted at the border between South Sudan and Ethiopia, before spreading through Kapoeta county.
Echo added that the State Ministry of Animal Resources has confirmed that lumpy skin disease has infected cattle in Kapoeta. Eko appealed to the National Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries and its partners to vaccinate the cattle as means to halt the further spread of the disease. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SouthSudanKob?hl=en.
