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Armenia could be as good as Switzerland for cattle breeding, says
village governor (video)
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/05/04/vanik-harutyunyan/
21:08 - 04.05.13
The governor of Gandzak village (Gegharkunik region) thinks Armenia's
climate is as favorable for breeding cattle as that in Switzerland.
Vanik Harutyunyan, who has been heading the community for already five
years, thinks the situation with cattle breeding could really be much
better in case there were a proper attention by the state.
`Mine is the only community that has had a veterinarian from the
outset. They would accuse me and say `you don't have the right to keep
a veterinarian', but I do have [the right], and I am not going to
listen to anyone. But that's something to be dealt with by the
Ministry [of Agriculture],' the governor told Tert.am, adding that he
spends money from the community budget to pay for the veterinarian's
services.
The communist governor says the veterinarian's role has been
diminished greatly since the Soviet period, with the Ministry of
Agriculture satisfying itself only with a vaccinator.
`But brucellosis, tuberculosis are massively spread. We have no
community not affected by brucellosis, not to speak of the anthrax
case detected in Vardenis in autumn,' he said.
Harutyunyan noted that people often speak of the consequences, without
citing the cause (which is the absence of a veterinarian).
The governor said a veterinarian gets a salary of 20,000-25,000 Drams
($48-$60) for vaccinating the cattle against infections.
`But the animal falls ill, and delivers an offspring. There has to be
a doctor to both treat and vaccinate the animal, as well as assist in
the delivery,' he said.
He stressed the importance of giving a primary attention to veterinary
medicine, noting that an imminent outbreak has to be nipped in the bud
not to give rise to further complications.
village governor (video)
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/05/04/vanik-harutyunyan/
21:08 - 04.05.13
The governor of Gandzak village (Gegharkunik region) thinks Armenia's
climate is as favorable for breeding cattle as that in Switzerland.
Vanik Harutyunyan, who has been heading the community for already five
years, thinks the situation with cattle breeding could really be much
better in case there were a proper attention by the state.
`Mine is the only community that has had a veterinarian from the
outset. They would accuse me and say `you don't have the right to keep
a veterinarian', but I do have [the right], and I am not going to
listen to anyone. But that's something to be dealt with by the
Ministry [of Agriculture],' the governor told Tert.am, adding that he
spends money from the community budget to pay for the veterinarian's
services.
The communist governor says the veterinarian's role has been
diminished greatly since the Soviet period, with the Ministry of
Agriculture satisfying itself only with a vaccinator.
`But brucellosis, tuberculosis are massively spread. We have no
community not affected by brucellosis, not to speak of the anthrax
case detected in Vardenis in autumn,' he said.
Harutyunyan noted that people often speak of the consequences, without
citing the cause (which is the absence of a veterinarian).
The governor said a veterinarian gets a salary of 20,000-25,000 Drams
($48-$60) for vaccinating the cattle against infections.
`But the animal falls ill, and delivers an offspring. There has to be
a doctor to both treat and vaccinate the animal, as well as assist in
the delivery,' he said.
He stressed the importance of giving a primary attention to veterinary
medicine, noting that an imminent outbreak has to be nipped in the bud
not to give rise to further complications.