New agenda: The vaccination schedule against foot-and-mouth disease for 2026 has been defined, which does not include a second dose for the "young

Published 2025년 12월 22일

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Livestock farming will embark on 2026 with some clear changes. One of the most important involves the anti-foot-and-mouth disease vaccination campaigns, where the second dose will be excluded for the minor category. In line with this new strategy, the Service of Health and Agri-Food Quality (Senasa) defined a new official schedule. The agency promised that this way, ranchers will save 14 million doses valued at 22 million dollars. As announced last September, vaccination will cease to be mandatory for the bovine categories of heifers, steers, and young bulls starting from the second campaign, understanding that the inoculation guarantees "an immunity duration of 6 months in animals first vaccinated and one year in animals revaccinated."

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Livestock farming will embark on 2026 with some clear changes. One of the most important involves the anti-foot-and-mouth disease vaccination campaigns, where the second dose will be excluded for the minor category. In line with this new strategy, the Service of Health and Agri-Food Quality (Senasa) defined a new official schedule. The agency promised that this way, ranchers will save 14 million doses valued at 22 million dollars. As announced last September, vaccination will no longer be mandatory for the bovine categories of heifers, steers, and young bulls starting from the second campaign, understanding that the inoculation guarantees "an immunity duration of 6 months in animals first vaccinated and a year in animals revaccinated." According to the health agency, and in agreement with the provincial commissions of Animal Health and rural associations, the provinces of Chaco, Formosa, Misiones, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Santa Fe, Córdoba, Catamarca, Jujuy, Santiago ...

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