Today, Director of the Department of the Ministry of Environment, Water Resources and Agriculture in the province of Taif, engineer Hani bin Abdul Rahman Al-Qadi, accompanied by the director of the Department of Agriculture in the office of Taif Wael Al-Saadi, inspected the work. veterinary teams participating in the 2022 Crown Prince Camel Festival.
Al-Qadi explained that the festival has an integrated veterinary cadre working hard in their quest to work to provide all services to the beneficiaries of the festival, which is a prime destination for camel owners and lovers and a camel hatchery. original legacy.
Al-Qadi emphasized the vital and ongoing role played by the veterinary teams out of their duty to contribute to the success of the festival, which enjoys great support and attention from wise leadership. million rials.
Al-Qadi noted that the efforts of the ministry’s office in Taif continue under the supervision and control of the ministry’s office in the Mecca area, as veterinary teams have conducted more than 108 virtual inspections of the participating camels to date. and provided information and guidance to more than 330 beneficiaries of camel owners and visitors, while veterinary clinics identified more than 17 cases of infection in participating camels, in addition to the fact that vector control teams took more than 60 samples for epidemiological investigation.
It is noteworthy that one of the most notable efforts of the Ministry of Environment, Water Resources and Agriculture at the Crown Prince’s Festival is to accompany all races (running distances from 2 to 6 kilometers) with the help of mobile veterinary clinics in order to quickly intervene in case of injuries, God forbid .
Intensifying ground spraying operations inside and outside the racetrack to control disease vectors, as well as referring diseased camels and providing veterinary examination and necessary treatment, as well as informing camel owners about infectious diseases and how to deal with them. .
