Key Points
New Delhi: In a boost to conserve vultures in the country, the health ministry will soon come out with a notification to ban veterinary drugs Ketoprofen and Aceclofenac, people in the know told ET...
"Pursuant to the recommendation, the health ministry will impose a ban on the use, sale, and manufacture of these veterinary drugs..
A representation was made before the board requesting for ban on non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) Ketoprofen and Aceclofenac for treatment of livestock animals to conserve vultures...
You might be interested in
Govt may ban two vet drugs to save vultures
02, Jul, 23According to a representation made to the government, the two drugs are harmful for cattle, as well as kill vultures, if they eat the carcass of the dead animals, leading to ecological imbalance.