Goat and Sheep Smallpox Checks Begin in Epirus
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The Region of Western Greece has taken political initiatives regarding the disruption caused in the livestock world following the issuance of a circular by the General Directorate of Veterinary Medicine of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food for the implementation of a serosurveillance program in sheep and goats for smallpox disease, without clearly specifying the purpose of the measure and the method of managing the results.
▶ The Olympus Agricultural and Livestock Association asks: “According to a circular from the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Livestock, there is a program that provides for the conduct of serological tests for sheep and goat pox, while, at the same time, where deemed necessary, testing for foot-and-mouth disease and plague of small ruminants will be carried out. The implementation of the program concerns farms in nine Regions of […]
Serological checks for smallpox in goats and sheep are started in Epirus, as part of the surveillance programme implemented by the competent veterinary services. A total of 153 farms will be inspected in all four Regional Units of Epirus. From each farm it is planned to take blood samples from 15 animals in order to establish the presence of antibodies. The process is expected... More www.ertnews.gr
Surveillance for sheep and goat pox is entering a new phase, as serological tests are starting in nine regions of mainland Greece, including Epirus. The program of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food provides for sampling in 153 livestock farms per region, with blood sampling from 15 animals in each farm. The tests will continue […]
The Olympus Agricultural Livestock Association expresses strong concern and concern on the occasion of the new IPAAT circular on the conduct of serological surveillance. The Association calls for universal free vaccination and a change of tactics in killing animals. Greek sheep and goat farming enters the path of serious controversy and intense reflection, as the new circular of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food (IPAAT) which [...] The …
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