Cheongsong-gun, Full Efforts to Prevent Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) ... Vaccination Campaign Underway

Cheongsong-gun, Gyeongbuk Province, is conducting preventive vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) from the 3rd of this month until May 12th to prevent and block the spread of the disease among livestock.

Cheongsong-gun conducting foot-and-mouth disease vaccination.

Livestock farms raising 50 or more cattle or pigs purchase FMD vaccines through the Livestock Cooperative (with 50% subsidy) and carry out voluntary vaccinations. For small-scale farms with fewer than 50 animals or elderly farmers who find self-vaccination difficult, vaccination teams composed of veterinarians are deployed to support preventive vaccinations.

In particular, the county is making every effort to achieve a 100% FMD vaccination rate by guiding each farm on vaccine administration and verifying vaccination status.

Cheongsong-gun conducts two regular vaccinations annually (April and October) and four routine vaccinations (February, June, August, and December) for cattle farms, and has established a management system that regularly monitors FMD vaccination through the Livestock Product Traceability System.

Additionally, to prevent African Swine Fever (ASF) and Avian Influenza (AI), one key disinfection facility operates 24 hours a day, and a livestock infectious disease prevention situation room is in operation. Dedicated public officials are assigned to each farm to conduct telephone and on-site inspections, making every effort to prevent various livestock diseases.

County Governor Yoon Kyung-hee stated, “Thorough preventive vaccination is fundamental to blocking FMD, and regular disinfection inside and outside farms as well as control of external vehicles and people are essential.” She added, “We ask livestock farmers to do their utmost in solid biosecurity activities.”

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