Spain: The European Commission relaxes the restrictions on the movement of cattle due to sheep pox in Castilla-La Mancha as of this Monday 7

The favorable epidemiological evolution of sheep and goat pox in Castilla-La Mancha has allowed, as of this Monday, August 7, the European Commission to approve an order making the restrictions on the movement of livestock more flexible and lifting the surveillance zone that affected several municipalities in the provinces of Ciudad Real and Toledo and that prohibited the movement of cattle. In this sense, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries recognizes that the strict application of the measures to combat sheep and goat pox adopted by the animal health services of the Junta de Castilla-La Mancha, with the essential collaboration of farmers and veterinarians, has made it possible to achieve effective control of the disease, so that no new cases have been detected since last May 17, when the last outbreak was reported on a sheep farm in the municipality of Casas de Fernando Alonso (Cuenca). In addition, at the request of Spain, the European Commission has modified ...