TNPSC Thervupettagam

Ban on Vulture-Toxic Drugs

February 28 , 2021 1240 days 902 0
  • Bangladesh has become the first country that has banned the painkiller ketoprofen.
  • This painkiller is used widely to treat the cattle.
  • But this painkiller is toxic to vultures.
  • The Indian government had banned the use of diclofenac for veterinary purpose in the year 2006.
  • Oman became the first country in Arabian Peninsula to ban the veterinary use of diclofenac.

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