Gazipur Agricultural University celebrated National Livestock Week 2025 with a programme providing free veterinary care and vaccination services at its Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Gazipur on Friday.
Farmers and animal lovers thronged the campus, bringing the hospital to life with enthusiasm, said a press release.
The programme, held in two sessions, was inaugurated by GAU vice-chancellor Professor GKM Mustafizur Rahman.
Presided over by director of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Professor Anup Kumar Talukdar, GAU pro-vice-chancellor Professor M Moynul Haque and treasurer Professor Md Safiul Islam Afrad attended the programme as special guests.
The ceremony also featured the inauguration of a new reception and information desk by the vice-chancellor.
The desk will streamline patient registration, medical guidance, record-keeping and follow-up services, making them faster, simpler and more accessible.
In his keynote address, Professor Mustafizur Rahman emphasised, 鈥楢nimals cannot speak, and their treatment requires a profound sense of humanity. Free medical care and vaccination not only protect animals but also strengthen disease prevention at the farm level, boosting the livestock sector.鈥�
He expressed a vision of establishing GAU鈥檚 veterinary hospital as the nation鈥檚 premier facility.
Throughout the day, faculty and intern students provided expert diagnosis, medical advice, deworming, vitamins, necessary medications and preventive vaccinations.
A total of 65 cows, 105 goats and sheep, 225 poultry, 23 cats, 12 dogs, 13 pigeons and 8 pet birds received treatment in just one day.