LUDHIANA: A week long celebrations from 19th to 24th April were organized at Veterinary Hospital, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana on occasion of World Veterinary Day-2021 which falls on last Saturday of April every year all over the world.
The theme for this year was “Veterinarian response to the COVID-19 crises”. The hospital organized awareness camp for the animal owners and distributed pamphlets regarding precautions to be taken at home, dairy farms and veterinary hospitals to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Dr. SPS Ghuman, Dean, College of Veterinary Science inaugurated the free antirabies and tick control camp for the dogs. Dr. Swaran Singh Randhawa, Director of Clinics educated the pet owners regarding the importance of proper vaccination and deworming for keeping their pets safe and healthy from serious and life threatening diseases. Mineral mixture, calcium supplements, dewormers and other feed supplements were also distributed free of cost to the dairy farmers. The farmers were also given consultancy regarding various queries. Brucellosis testing for veterinarians and farmers was also arranged with the help of Centre for one health.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr. Inderjeet Singh, Vice-Chancellor, GADVASU informed that WVD is celebrated to uplift the veterinary profession by working on one health concept for improvement of the animal and human welfare, the environment and food safety. He also congratulated the organizers for the successful completion of week-long celebrations. Dr. Raj Sukhbir Singh, Professor Clinics appreciated the contributions made by Carus laboratories Pvt. Ltd., Virbac Animal Health India Pvt. Ltd. and MSD Animal Health for providing complimentary vaccines and feed supplements.