Yeongyang-gun, Mass Vaccination of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine in the First Half of the Year... Vaccination from April 1 to May 12

Yeongyang-gun, Gyeongbuk Province, will conduct a mass vaccination campaign against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) for a total of 6,469 cattle and goats across 170 livestock farms in the area from April 1 to May 12, lasting six weeks, to prevent the outbreak of FMD.

Yeongyang-gun conducting mass foot-and-mouth disease vaccination in the first half of the year.

Yeongyang-gun promotes mass FMD vaccinations every April and October. For full-time farmers (raising 50 or more cattle or 300 or more goats), self-vaccination is the principle, while free vaccinations are provided through public veterinary officers for small-scale and elderly farmers.

An official from the county stated, “We recognize that mass vaccination for FMD prevention is extremely important, and we plan to conduct active publicity to ensure no farms are missed. We will also focus on thorough disinfection inside and outside farms and intensive quarantine measures to prevent livestock diseases.”

Four weeks after the mass vaccination, Yeongyang-gun will conduct antibody positivity rate monitoring tests. Livestock farms with FMD antibody levels below the standard (80% for cattle, 60% for goats) will be subject to administrative measures including fines up to 10 million KRW, orders for revaccination, and retesting within one month.

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