Gyeongnam Province Inspects Implementation of Mass Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccination

No Exceptions in Fines for Farms Below Antibody Positivity Rate Threshold

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do will conduct tests starting May 1 to verify the formation of antibodies following the mass vaccination of cattle and goats against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) within the province.

This test aims to check whether the mass vaccination of cattle and goats against FMD, which has been underway since last month, has been properly carried out at each farm.

Blood samples will be collected from 5 animals per farm that have passed 4 weeks since vaccination to conduct antibody tests.

Priority will be given to selecting farms of commercial scale that self-administer the FMD vaccine, small-scale farms that refuse vaccination support from public veterinarians, and farms with no testing records since November of last year.

There are plans to expand testing to cities and counties where the past FMD vaccine antibody positive rates were low.

For farms with antibody positive rates below the standard in the monitoring tests, a second confirmation test will be conducted.

Farms that still show antibody positive rates below the standard after the second test will be subject to fines without exception.

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