Peru: SENASA will vaccinate 56 thousand animals to prevent anthrax in La Libertad

In order to protect the production of animals for consumption and safeguard the livestock capital of family livestock, the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation, through the National Agrarian Health Service - SENASA, is leading the vaccination campaign in La Libertad for more than 56 thousand heads of cattle susceptible to Anthrax. In this northern region, 30,399 animals susceptible to this disease have already been vaccinated, which is equivalent to 54.28% of the total planned, in the provinces of Trujillo, Vire, Pacasmayo, Chepén, Ascope and Santiago de Chuco. It should be noted that SENASA supervises this activity through its professionals, technicians or agricultural promoters, by signing cooperation and support agreements that allow the vaccination campaign against anthrax to be carried out. Anthrax, also known as Carbuncle or Carbonase Fever, is a highly contagious and deadly bacterial disease caused by Bacillus anthracis. This disease mainly affects cattle, goats, ...