Sensitization workshop held to rid livestock of ticks and other parasites

Sensitization workshop held to rid livestock of ticks and other parasites The population of Ngaoundéré has recently been sensitized on the means and methods of fight against these parasites.

Ticks, parasites that feed mainly on blood, are an important factor limiting livestock production in general and cattle in particular. These vectors carry babesiosis, heartwater, dermatophilosis and other pathologies. And in the Adamawa region, where the main economic activity is cattle, they all face this major problem. The Ministry of scientific research and innovation then proceeded to popularize and enhance the results of research on combating ticks in this part of the country.

This explains the reason for the workshop on capacity-building received by some 30 ranchers and agro pastoralists August 20, 2014. They came from the localities of Marma, Katalang, Beka Hossere, Bamyanga, Bideng and many other towns of the first District of Ngaoundéré.

This training was offered in two phases: the first part was purely theoretical which took place in the premises of the regional research and innovation Centre. During this meeting, Jean Njongui Ebene, specialist in parasitology at the IRAD in Wakwa, and Dr. Mohamadou, Director of the zootechnical station in Wakwa were, not only presented to participants the various modes of nuisance ticks, but also produced ways to fight effectively against these parasites.

The second phase of this workshop was practical and led the participants to the installations of Wakwa Zoological station located at 20 km from Ngaoundéré.

There, they had a practical meeting of "bath tanks" which is a technique for the purification of livestock by cross in a large water tank containing de-worming products.