Gyeongnam Miryang-si, Mass Vaccination of Over 32,000 Cattle and Goats Against Foot-and-Mouth Disease

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] Miryang City, Gyeongnam announced on the 13th that it will conduct a mass vaccination of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccines by visiting cattle and goat farms in the region in cooperation with the Miryang City Veterinary Association until the 29th.

This first half vaccination aims to prevent missed FMD vaccinations in cattle and goat farms and to improve the antibody formation rate through mass vaccination to preemptively block FMD virus infection. The vaccination targets are a total of 1,010 farms raising about 32,000 cattle and goats.

Among the farms, small-scale farms raising fewer than 50 cattle or fewer than 300 goats will have vaccinations administered directly by the assigned public veterinarians, while full-time farms raising 50 or more cattle or 300 or more goats can perform self-vaccination.

Full-time cattle farms are supported with 50% of the vaccine purchase cost, while small-scale farms and goat farms receive full support.

Kim Jin-woo, head of the Livestock Technology Division of Miryang City, said, "For effective prevention of foot-and-mouth disease, periodic farm disinfection and vaccination are very important, so active cooperation from livestock farmers is necessary," adding, "We will do our best in FMD prevention through thorough quarantine management."

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