The Provincial Veterinary Office of Negros Occidental has dispersed 4,518 farm animals to organizations and to rebel returnees last month under the Negros First Dispersal Program of Gov. Alfredo Marañon Jr., Catheryn Narez, livestock coordinator, said yesterday.
Narez said they distributed 4,123 kabir chicks, 200 gilts, 130 piglets, 60 Katahdin sheep, and five units of egg machines to hog raisers, rebel returnees, breeding centers, pastors, and kagawads in the cities of Talisay, Kabankalan, Bago, Himamaylan and the towns of Murcia, Moises Padilla, Cauayan, La Castellana, Binalbagan, Isabella, and Hinigaran.
She also said they will turn over 65 piglets and 400 kabir chicks this week to the League of Teachers of Candoni.
She said part of the dispersal program is the animal health extension services and the PVO will conduct veterinary medical missions on Wednesday until Friday in Ilog, Cauayan, and Hinoba-an.
They will have free animal consultation, vaccination, treatment, medicines, and other technical assistance during the medical mission, Narez also said.
Pastor-paraveterinarians and LGU paravets will also help provide medical care to animals, she added.*LTG
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