Livestock farmers in Kalomo District are facing delays in diagnosing animal diseases due to the lack of a local veterinary laboratory, forcing authorities to send samples to Choma or Saka for testing. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Zambian Business Times-ZBT former Kalomo District Council Chairperson Coy Makaya said the district, which is a major crop and livestock-producing area, needs its own veterinary laboratory to speed up disease diagnosis and treatment. Makaya said delays in transporting samples and obtaining results could result in animals dying before the cause of a disease is established. “We are advocating or we are still...
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