ADSYB President Güngör evaluated the hoof-and-mouth cases

Aydın Province Livestock Breeding Cattle Breeders Association (ADSYB) Board Chairman Mehmet Sedat Güngör stated that foot-and-mouth disease cases, which are effective across the country, have caused approximately $4 billion in losses for the breeder, and requested the deferral of credit debts of affected breeders to Ziraat Bank and Agricultural Credit Cooperatives. ADSYB Board Chairman Mehmet Sedat Güngör stated, as also mentioned in the 'Foot-and-Mouth Disease Economic Impact Report' published by the Agricultural Strategy and Policy Development Center for 2025, "The loss due to the disease, particularly affecting the breeders; meat production loss, decrease in milk yield, treatment and medication costs, and calf deaths, resulted in a total loss of $3.62 billion. These findings show that foot-and-mouth disease is not only a biological threat; it creates an economic burden on the breeder that cannot be borne by their own means. While breeders face income loss, they also try to ...