The Board of Spain intensifies the cleaning and disinfection work in the areas with outbreaks of Sheep and Goat Pox

BAZA (GRANADA), Nov. 6 (EUROPA PRESS) - The general director of Agricultural and Livestock Production of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Manuel Gómez Galera, has held, together with the territorial delegate of the branch, Celia Santiago, a meeting in Baza with ranchers from the areas affected by outbreaks of Sheep and Goat Pox (VOC) in the province of Granada, agricultural organizations and Seprona to address the measures put in place by the Junta de Andalucía to deal with the cases, with the confinement of livestock in these areas and the intensification of cleaning and disinfection tasks, as well as the aid activated for farmers. At the meeting, Gómez Galera reported on the preventive measures put in place by the Ministry in order to minimize the risk of new outbreaks of Goat Sheep Pox, including the confinement of livestock in areas where positive PCR have been recorded. in this disease. Specifically, after each of the confirmed cases, ten ...