Turkiye: Success of vaccination against foot and mouth disease in Adana

In Turkey, the foot and mouth disease vaccination period was increased to three this year, and 253 thousand cattle were vaccinated free of charge in Adana. Provincial Director of Agriculture and Forestry Mehmet Nuri Kökçüoğlu told AA correspondent that foot and mouth disease is a highly contagious disease caused by viruses. Emphasizing that the disease can affect large animal masses in a very short time with a 100 percent transmission rate, Kökçüoğlu stated that the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry increased the vaccination period from two to three doses this year within the scope of combating foot and mouth disease. Kökçüoğlu stated that they applied three doses of foot and mouth vaccine free of charge to a total of 253 thousand cattle in the city, two in the spring and one in the fall. Stating that vaccination studies in Adana were completed in December, Kökçüoğlu spoke as follows: "We have 253 thousand cattle in Adana. This year, we vaccinated 100 percent of our cattle. ...