Summary:
Such heavy ingestion of NSAIDS in cattle then turn toxic for vultures that feed on the dead cattle. Field staff of the forest department, animal husbandry and drug controller's office will be tasked with ensuring that veterinary pharmacies sell drugs within the ambit of the law. This happens because in the field quacks and farmers themselves administer NSAIDS to cattle," Dr Vibhu Prakash, principal scientist and programme head, JCBC. We want that qualified veterinarians only prescribe these NSAIDS so that only the required dosage is administered to cattle. Representatives from Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh , Chandigarh and Uttarakhand will take part in the workshop that concludes on Friday..