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SURVIVAL STRATEGY
OF LIVESTOCK ANIMALS DURING
DISASTERS
Dr. Arshad H. Hashmi
Advisor to CEO-PLDDB
Punjab Livestock & Dairy Development Board (PLDDB)
SOCIAL SECURITY FOR RURAL POPULATION/LIVING BANK30-40 MILLION PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED FOR THEIRBREAD & BUTTERSOURCE OF INCOME AS WELL AS NUTRITION FOR RURAL POORSOURCE OF CASH INCOMESOURCE OF NATURAL MANURE
Livestock Importance in Pakistan
Source: Ministry of National Food Security & Research
L
Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, 2013 – 14
*Source: Ministry of National Food Security & Research
Among the Highest Milk Producing Countries
BUT…………!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, 2013 – 14
Natural Disasters
• Annual or biannual Floods• Earthquakes• Volcanic Eruptions• Tsunamis• Other geological Processes
Strategies to Minimize Losses During & After Natural Disasters• Evacuation of Livestock from affected areas on
Emergency basis• Veterinary Mobile Emergency Camps• Registration & Tagging of Livestock on
National Level• Vaccination of current/prevailing diseases and
De-worming on regular basis• Provision of shelter kits (African Model)
Cont…..• Livestock Assets Provision• Rehabilitation & Reconstruction of damaged
Sheds• Availability of Anti Snake Venom doses at
flood affected areas• Different steps to stop inclusion of fecal
material of animals into water stream lines• Spray of Disinfectants around temporary herd
management areas
Cont……
• Culling of Viral and Life Threat diseased Animals and Buried them
• Provision of Feed – Urea Molasses Blocks – Hey– Wheat Straw– Silage Bales– Vanda– If possible green fodder availability
Post Flood 2014 Government of The Punjab Strategy
• Large Animals Vaccinated 14.005059 M• Small Ruminants Vaccinated 5.997174 M• Animal Treated 2.468690 M• Poultry Vaccinated 7.483984 M• Poultry Treatment 3.007192 M• Anmol Vanda distributed in 19 Flood Affected
Districts of Punjab Province
Cont…..
• 1.997200 M KGs of Concentrated Feed • Formation of Flood Emergency Squad &
Mobile Dispensaries…..– Caps 1000– Shoulder Bands 1000– Banners 500– Flags 300– Branded Vehicles 250 for flood emergency squad
and mobile dispensaries
• 1200 Buffaloes/Cows & 393 Sheep/Goats gifted to Flood Affected Farmers–If One (1)Cow/Buffalo died in flood
then GoPunjab gifted TWO animals–If One (1) Sheep/Goat died, then
GoPunjab gifted Three (3) Sheep/Goat