Veterinary Office Conducts On-Site Testing and Treatment for Cattle Mastitis in Parbat District

Parbat. The Veterinary Hospital and Animal Services Office has started testing for mastitis, a disease affecting cattle and buffaloes, by visiting farmers' sheds.

To prevent production loss due to mastitis infection among farmers engaged in commercial cattle and buffalo rearing, the office has been operating mastitis testing and treatment camps in all seven local levels of the district. Suresh Kumar Shrestha, Chief of the Veterinary Hospital and Animal Services Office, informed that testing for mastitis in cattle and buffaloes and providing necessary medication and treatment was carried out by visiting the sheds of farmers engaged in commercial rearing, in collaboration with local levels.

The office has conducted health check-ups for cattle in various wards of Bihadi, Paiyun, Modi, and Jaljala Rural Municipalities in the district. Chief Shrestha stated that mastitis testing was performed on 500 cattle and buffaloes across four local levels in the district.

According to the office, out of the 500 cattle and buffaloes tested for mastitis, infection was found in 150 animals. Along with mastitis testing, technicians visited the sheds to treat issues related to cattle pregnancy testing and problems encountered during artificial insemination. Necessary medicines for the affected livestock were also distributed free of cost. Farmers expressed that receiving technical services directly at their sheds provided them with significant relief.

Bhakta Bahadur KC from Pharse, Jaljala-8, stated that previously, when such diseases occurred, buffaloes had to be sold for meat or cows abandoned due to lack of treatment, but now they benefit from receiving treatment services. The office announced plans to visit commercial farmers and farms in Phalebas Municipality and Kushma Municipality in the second phase of the campaign for cattle treatment. For the convenience of farmers, the office conducts health check-ups for cattle, buffaloes, and goats in two phases every year. The office also mentioned that complete vaccination for all livestock in Parbat has already been administered.