Ludhiana, Feb. 8 -- A panel discussion focusing on the importance of vaccination and symptomatic treatment for the prevention of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in dairy animals was conducted on Thursday at Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University.

The members of directorate of extension education at the university organised the discussion to create awareness among stakeholders against the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in dairy animals.

Director of extension education, Parkash Singh Brar, said that FMD is a highly contagious disease of cloven-footed animals, viz, cows, buffaloes, pigs, goats and sheep. Infectious diseases pose a serious challenge to the productivity of livestock and the university, department of animal...