Haman-gun, Mass Vaccination of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine in the First Half of This Year

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Haman-gun, Gyeongnam Province, is conducting a mass vaccination of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines for cattle and goats raised in the area from the 5th of this month to the 7th of next month.

The county has selected approximately 14,000 cattle and about 2,000 goats, totaling around 16,000 animals, as targets for this vaccination campaign and is proceeding with the inoculations.

Small-scale farms with fewer than 50 cattle and goat farms will receive free vaccinations through local public veterinarians.

For farms raising multiple animals, self-vaccination will be encouraged through the supply of vaccines.

In addition, along with this foot-and-mouth disease vaccination, a mass blood sampling for Korean beef cattle brucellosis testing will also be conducted.

Since 2016, the county has maintained a brucellosis-free status, but through this inspection, it plans to maintain the county’s brucellosis-free status by early detection and culling of brucellosis cases.

An official from the Animal Disease Control Division of the County Agriculture and Livestock Department stated, "We ask for the cooperation of the residents in this mass foot-and-mouth disease vaccination to maintain Haman’s foot-and-mouth disease-free status and further contribute to livestock disease control in the Republic of Korea."

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