Yangju City, Regular Vaccination of Cloven-hoofed Livestock with 'Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine'

Mass Vaccination Campaign Until the 31st

Foot-and-mouth disease vaccine administration [Provided by Yangju City]

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] Yangju City, Gyeonggi Province, will conduct regular foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccinations for cloven-hoofed livestock raised within the city.

According to the city's data on the 17th, the vaccination targets include 22,322 cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, pigs, goats, and deer. However, animals that have been vaccinated within the past four weeks and those scheduled for shipment within one month are excluded from the vaccination target.

The city supports 50% of the vaccine purchase cost for full-time farmers, and provides the FMD vaccine free of charge for small-scale farms with fewer than 50 cattle or fewer than 1,000 pigs.

Although self-administration of the FMD vaccine by farmers is the principle, professional personnel such as veterinarians will assist in capturing and vaccinating cattle and goat farms.

The city plans to conduct serological tests for FMD after the mass vaccination by the 31st to verify vaccination compliance. Farms with antibody positivity rates below a certain standard will be fined up to 10 million won.

Foot-and-mouth disease is a contagious viral livestock disease affecting cloven-hoofed animals such as cattle, goats, and pigs. Symptoms include blisters around the mouth and hooves, and it is classified as a Class 1 viral infectious disease with a mortality rate of up to 55%.

The disease is highly contagious through airborne respiratory infection. Especially when pigs are infected, they release about 1,000 times more virus into the air than cattle, making disease eradication difficult.

The city requested active interest and cooperation from cloven-hoofed livestock farmers to ensure timely vaccination without missing any animals to prevent the recurrence of foot-and-mouth disease.

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