Spain: Catalonia appreciates the work of veterinarians to achieve bovine tuberculosis-free status

As recently reported by Animal's Health, the European Union has declared Catalonia an area officially free of bovine tuberculosis, a chronic disease that affects cattle, as well as other domestic and wild animals. This recognition, as highlighted by the Department of Climate Action, Food and Rural Agenda of Catalonia, is "the result of the effort and joint work of the sector", from farmers to the Administration, companies, laboratories, mainly IRTA-CReSA, and, "Very particularly, the qualified veterinary staff of the Health Defense Groups and the Official Veterinary Services who, for more than 30 years of disease eradication programs, have been working intensely to achieve this objective." For all these reasons, the Department has recognized the effort and dedication of the sector during all these years of fighting the disease. The Department of Climate Action is responsible for the execution of health programs for animal diseases, including the surveillance, fight, control and ...