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Kenya Veterinary Association Chairman Dr Samuel Kahariri (in white shirt) and farmers showing the button-like device fixed on the cow’s left ear at Kariunga farms in Segera in Laikipia North. Photo (Jacinta Mutura, Standard)
More than 39,000 head of cattle have been tagged in a livestock electronic identification campaign in the county.
The drive, which was kicked off in January by Kenya Veterinary Association (KVA), intends to tag livestock to ease traceability and curb illegal movement that leads to spread of diseases.
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