PROGRAM ON DIAGNOSIS OF AGRICULTURAL ANIMAL DISEASES AND ANTI-EPIDEMIC MEASURES TO BE IMPLEMENTED IN ARMENIA THIS YEAR
Noyan Tapan
Mar 22 2007
YEREVAN, MARCH 22, NOYAN TAPAN. This year the RA Ministry of
Agriculture will implement the program on diagnosis of diseases of
agricultural animals and anti-epidemic measures in order to create and
ensure a stable state in veterinary and sanitary sector. Hovhannes
Hovhannisian, Head of the Financial Economic Accounting of the
ministry, told NT correspondent that 797 mln 374 thousand drams (about
2.2 mln USD) has been allocated from the state budget for purchase of
vaccines. According to him, the program includes the 10 most dangerous
diseases (brucellosis, tuberculosis, anthrax, foot-and-mouth disease,
etc). Cattle, pigs, horses will be vaccinated, and work on diagnosis
of tuberculosis and brucellosis will be done.