Foot-and-mouth disease in Paraguay: ranchers emphatically rejected the Government's proposal to lift vaccination

According to Valor Agro, the meeting with the main industry leaders demonstrated broad consensus within the productive sector that today the technical, sanitary, and institutional conditions are not in place to advance a new change of sanitary status under the scheme proposed by the National Service of Quality and Animal Health (Senacsa). According to information collected by Valor Agro, in the coming hours a formal official communication is expected that will set the position of the cattle sector, rejecting the scheme proposed by Senacsa for the lifting of vaccination. The document, which is in the drafting stage, will seek to reflect the mandate arising from the general meeting and to establish a unified stance of production. Furthermore, it is not ruled out that this position will be elevated to the main authorities of the Executive Power, given the magnitude of the issue and its strategic implications for the country. All sources consulted highlighted this meeting promoted by ...