General Secretary of MACBAN, Alhaji Othman Ngelzarma made an urgent call while briefing the newsmen about a disease outbreak in Bauchi and FCT on Wednesday in Abuja.
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has called for urgent interventions of governments through the nationwide vacation of cows to curtail the outbreak of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP).
Ngelzarma, who decried the devastating effect of the disease, said no fewer than 2,000 cows had been killed by CBPP within the states in less than two months.
CBPP is an infectious disease of cattle caused by the mycoplasma mycoides bacteria, which causes inflammation and enlargement of the lungs.
The inflammation can lead to fluid accumulation in the chest cavity and the destruction of lung tissue. The damaged areas of lung are often hardened interfering with effective breathing and cause cattle to die from lack of oxygen.
It is spread through the inhalation of airborne droplets from coughing or sneezing animals.
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