SURVIVAL STRATEGY

OF LIVESTOCK ANIMALS DURING

DISASTERS

Dr. Arshad H. Hashmi

Advisor to CEO-PLDDB

Punjab Livestock & Dairy Development Board (PLDDB)

SOCIAL SECURITY FOR RURAL POPULATION/LIVING BANK30-40 MILLION PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED FOR THEIRBREAD & BUTTERSOURCE OF INCOME AS WELL AS NUTRITION FOR RURAL POORSOURCE OF CASH INCOMESOURCE OF NATURAL MANURE

Livestock Importance in Pakistan

Source: Ministry of National Food Security & Research

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Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, 2013 – 14

*Source: Ministry of National Food Security & Research

Among the Highest Milk Producing Countries

BUT…………!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Source: Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, 2013 – 14

Natural Disasters

• Annual or biannual Floods• Earthquakes• Volcanic Eruptions• Tsunamis• Other geological Processes

Strategies to Minimize Losses During & After Natural Disasters• Evacuation of Livestock from affected areas on

Emergency basis• Veterinary Mobile Emergency Camps• Registration & Tagging of Livestock on

National Level• Vaccination of current/prevailing diseases and

De-worming on regular basis• Provision of shelter kits (African Model)

Cont…..• Livestock Assets Provision• Rehabilitation & Reconstruction of damaged

Sheds• Availability of Anti Snake Venom doses at

flood affected areas• Different steps to stop inclusion of fecal

material of animals into water stream lines• Spray of Disinfectants around temporary herd

management areas

Cont……

• Culling of Viral and Life Threat diseased Animals and Buried them

• Provision of Feed – Urea Molasses Blocks – Hey– Wheat Straw– Silage Bales– Vanda– If possible green fodder availability

Post Flood 2014 Government of The Punjab Strategy

• Large Animals Vaccinated 14.005059 M• Small Ruminants Vaccinated 5.997174 M• Animal Treated 2.468690 M• Poultry Vaccinated 7.483984 M• Poultry Treatment 3.007192 M• Anmol Vanda distributed in 19 Flood Affected

Districts of Punjab Province

Cont…..

• 1.997200 M KGs of Concentrated Feed • Formation of Flood Emergency Squad &

Mobile Dispensaries…..– Caps 1000– Shoulder Bands 1000– Banners 500– Flags 300– Branded Vehicles 250 for flood emergency squad

and mobile dispensaries

• 1200 Buffaloes/Cows & 393 Sheep/Goats gifted to Flood Affected Farmers–If One (1)Cow/Buffalo died in flood

then GoPunjab gifted TWO animals–If One (1) Sheep/Goat died, then

GoPunjab gifted Three (3) Sheep/Goat