FMD vaccination statement from Minister Kirişci in Turkey

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has taken all necessary precautions regarding foot-and-mouth disease with the SAT 2 serotype seen in animals in Turkey. Minister Vahit Kirişci stated that vaccinations continue, that the disease will fade by the end of April and that foot and mouth disease does not infect people. Minister Kirişci's statements are as follows: I find it useful to express the issue of security of supply. Before moving on to what we do at our alum institute, I would like to talk about security of supply, animal production. As you know, we say that the issue of food is a matter of national security. We define it as a strategic sector. We have to be sustainable in terms of our self-sufficiency in plant and animal production. We support production by considering the indispensability of animal protein in our livestock-related activities. Animal-derived protein is indispensable for human health. Considering honey as an animal product for us, I would like to point ...