Senacsa’s general director of animal health, Víctor Maldonado, reported that a total of 12,747,975 bovines are already vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease.
The campaign was extended for two weeks and it is intended to reach 100% of the cattle herd no later than this Friday, taking into account that it has already reached 95%.
Regarding brucellosis, 974,864 calves have already been vaccinated and the goal is to complete the million soon. In fact, Maldonado stressed that this is the campaign with the greatest adherence in recent years.
“We have to thank the producer who is coming out of several crises, but he is fully complying with the obligation to vaccinate and contributing to animal health in the country,” Maldonado said in an interview with 730 AM.
On this point, he stressed the fulfillment of the campaign despite the problems registered in the field, between drought and forest fires.
The entrance FMD vaccination begins its last week was first published in diary TODAY.
