Colombia vaccinated 98.9 % of the bovine and buffalo herd against foot-and-mouth disease

The final report of the vaccination cycle against foot-and-mouth disease and bovine brucellosis indicates that Colombia protected during the 2nd cycle of 2022, 98.9% of its bovine and buffalo herd against foot-and-mouth disease, by vaccinating 29.3 million animals The successful animal vaccination day was carried out between November 8 and December 22, 2022 throughout the Colombian territory. The report also reveals that coverage in farms was 98.1% for a total of 603,467 vaccinated farms. "These figures show that Colombian livestock is committed to animal welfare and that the country maintains its certification as free of foot-and-mouth disease with vaccination," said the general manager (e) of ICA, María del Pilar Ruíz Molina, who added that vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease is one of the main strategies to prevent the occurrence of outbreaks of the disease. The official took the opportunity to thank the farmers because once again they have demonstrated their strong ...