[Commentary] April and October each year is the busiest time for A Baodi, the head of the animal husbandry and veterinary workstation in Yushu, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province. As a veterinarian, he will travel to every town in the district every two months. To inject vaccines for herdsmen's livestock to prevent foot-and-mouth disease.
[Commentary] At the home of Sang Dingpei, a villager in Jiefang Village, six staff members are injecting a vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease on 120 yak cattle in the family. I saw the epidemic prevention staff holding a syringe in one hand and cow dung in one hand. Every time a yak was injected, it was smeared with cow dung for easy identification.
[Same period] Dawa Cairen, a village epidemic prevention officer in Jiefang Village
The livestock syringe in my hand, the cow dung in this hand, after the injection of the medicine to the animals, the cow dung was smeared on them, and more than 1,000 cows can be beaten in a day, a total of one week.
【Same period】 Sang Dingpei, a villager in Jiefang Village
My name is Sanding Peiji. There are 120 yaks in our family. The vaccine is now FMD. It is vaccinated once in April and October every year. After the vaccine, our cows have never had the disease.
[Commentary] A Baodi, head of the animal husbandry and veterinary workstation in Yushu City, told reporters that some villages do not have a vaccination injection bar, so our staff came up with this kind of soil method. If there is a vaccination injection bar, it will take half an hour. These 120 cattle can be injected.
[Same period] A Baodi, director of Yushu Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Workstation
This spring's immunization of foot-and-mouth disease is divided into three working groups, one working group is 6 people, including village-level epidemic prevention staff, and veterinarians in towns and villages. It turned out that we were a month, and now there are provisions to fight within 7 days , Complete this work within a week.
[Explanation] On the wall of the animal husbandry and veterinary workstation in Yushu City, the distribution map of the epidemic situation in the jurisdiction is the result of the 36 years of veterinary work of the station director A Baodi. Which epidemic situation occurred in which village and which year has been clearly seen on the map Marked out.
[Same period] A Baodi, director of Yushu Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Workstation
Since I joined the work, I have been collecting all these diseases and epidemics that have occurred locally. I may have spent 2 years. I have all the diseases that occur in our area one after another. It can be reflected on this map, mainly for the people to see, and after we see, what kind of disease we have in the local area will provide a reference value for the future prevention of animal diseases.
[Commentary] In the drawer of Abodi ’s office, a backpack attracted the reporter ’s attention. After opening, it was found that there were cotton clothes, quilts, protective clothing and other items. A Bao said, because the Yushu City Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Work Station is responsible for the prevention and control of major animal diseases, epidemic surveillance, quarantine supervision, animal husbandry improvement and the promotion of agricultural and animal husbandry science and technology in Yushu, all our staff Has such a backpack in his office.
[Same period] A Baodi, director of Yushu Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Workstation
(Going to the countryside every year) About 200 days, my family's words, anyway, my words have always been more supportive and understandable at home. In particular, our village-level epidemic prevention personnel, as well as our unit staff, have developed a good habit. Really, as long as there is an epidemic situation and where there is something, we can go out. Go out. Can deal with the epidemic cleanly.
【Explanation】 Under the leadership of Abaodi, the Yushu City Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Work Station established a veterinary laboratory. Each year, 9 animal diseases are included in the planned immunization and immunization is implemented for many years. (only). In recent years, the number of livestock deaths in Yushu City has decreased by 15,400 heads (only), and the accumulated economic losses for farmers are 3.08 million yuan.
[Same period] A Baodi, director of Yushu Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Workstation
We have not experienced a major disease for 10 consecutive years. The people really recognize our work. If we strive for greater prevention and control investment at the national level, through our joint efforts, we will strive to prohibit, effectively, and prevent the prevention and control of (hemorrhagic septicemia), anthrax, and echinococcosis. Eliminate these diseases in your lifetime.
(Reporter Zhang Kun Qinghai Yushu reports)
Editor in charge: [Lu Yan]