Patrick Opio
7 January 2009
Kampala — AT least 2000 head of cattle will be treated against Nagana in Apac, the district veterinary officer, Dr James Ongu-Elim, has said.
Ongu-Elim said nagana was caused by a bacteria and transmitted by a tsetse fly.
The disease has killed animals because of less attention given by farmers.
He was addressing the press in his office on Monday and said the animals from Ayer, Balla, and Aboke sub-counties were already being treated.
He said the Veridium drugs being used, were procured and supplied by the agriculture ministry under the national livestock productivity improvement project.
He said nagana caused low milk production, death and a decrease by 37% in general cattle productivity.
"Hides and skins are wasted due to the disease because they get damaged," Ongu-Elim explained.
Basil Okello-Onac, the production committee chairman, said the community was happy with the initiative to eliminate the disease from the area.
He said the project had distributed 2,000 tsetse fly traps worth sh30m to the most infested sub counties of Inomo, Ayer, Chegere, Balla, Akalo, and Aboke.
He added that 55 litres of insecticide for treating the traps were also supplied.
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