Nomads Ask For Cattle Vaccination
The nomadic Rezeigat who usually come to South Sudan for pasture during dry season have requested the State Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries in Northern Bahr el Ghazal (NBGS) to vaccinate their cattle while in the country. 22 March 2013 The Rezeigate pastoralists in Gok Machar posing for a group photo. [Abraham Agoth] By Abraham Agoth AWEIL, 22 March 2013 (Gurtong)-The nomads expressed concern that their cattle are dying of unknown disease thus calling assistance. Dozens of cattle of the Rezigat cattle owners are said to have died of unknown infection in Rumaker payam in Aweil East County. Earlier this month, there were reports that the Rezigat were moving southwards but in the border areas of which many of them came and settled in Rumaker. According to Suleiman Issa Ahmed, a Rezigat cattle keepers’ representative in Rumaker cited several challenges their cows encounter when moving for pastures in South Sudan. “When we come with our cattle here, we always put in mind that we are on another territory, and this makes us worry and do more care both to our cattle and ourselves to avoid provocation,” said Issa. Issa said that their main concern is that they want their cattle to be vaccinated since infections are common. Local residents in Rumaker have also expressed fear for their cattle to be infected. One of the residents and a cattle keeper at Rumaker Majok Dut said they are willing to cooperate with them but what overwhelms them is the disease killing their cattle. “We know their cattle all but we ask these Rezeigats to pay money so that the report is taken to the state’s authority so they come with the vaccines for their cows. These Arab cattle are loitering around with our cows and we fear that ours will get the disease,” he said. The State Ministry of Animal resources got the information and interventions are underway. “There is a team being trained for vaccination and treatment of Arab cattle along the border. So after two/three days, they will be distributed according to the locations that are said to be the main cattle camps including Rumaker,” said Stephen Ajok Mou, the Director General at the Ministry. Ajok says the AECOM is now dispatching vaccines to distant areas where the Arab-nomads are. These areas are Majok-yithiou in Aweil East, Gok-machar in Aweil North and Aroyo in Aweil Center. The director suspects Anthrax heamorrgea-septemia as the unknown disease killing the cattle. “I know we are vaccinating the cattle against any diseases. We only charge one pound per vaccine for CHW because they don’t receive money,” said Ajok. The state government urges the Rezigat ad Misseriya nomads to be peaceful and pledged to help during the grazing period along bordering South Sudan until they move back when rain starts. Following last month peace conference held by the two tribal communities in Aweil East the Misseriya nomads from South Darfur Sudan and Dinka Malual of Northern Bahr El Ghazal from South Sudan, the Arab pastoralists are now coming south to graze their cattle along the border in NBGS. Posted in: Home -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "South Sudan Info - The Kob" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
