Sejong, Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine Antibody Positivity Rate 'Exceeds National Average'

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The individual immune antibody rates (positivity rates) of cattle and pigs raised in Sejong exceeded the national average.

The Health and Environment Research Institute announced on the 15th that it obtained these results by sampling 1,424 cattle and pigs raised in the region.

In the tests, the foot-and-mouth disease antibody positivity rates by livestock were 99% for cattle and 91.9% for pigs. These rates are 1.8 percentage points higher for cattle and 4.3 percentage points higher for pigs compared to the national average.

The fact that the antibody positivity rates of cattle and pigs in the region exceeded the national average is attributed to the expansion of vaccination procedure support and the regularization of vaccination timing by the Animal Hygiene Testing Laboratory.

Earlier, in October, the Animal Hygiene Testing Laboratory conducted mass and booster vaccinations of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines targeting cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, pigs, and goats raised in the jurisdiction, and last month, it checked the appropriateness of vaccination and the individual immune antibody levels.

Yoon Chang-hee, head of the city Animal Hygiene Testing Laboratory, said, “Foot-and-mouth disease is a preventable disease through vaccination and quarantine measures,” adding, “To maintain a foot-and-mouth disease-free area, we will thoroughly conduct continuous monitoring of vaccine antibody tests, re-examinations of farms with low positivity rates, and education on vaccination guidelines.”

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