Understanding the rules for strategic vaccinations against foot-and-mouth disease and bovine brucellosis in Colombia

In accordance with Resolution No. 00006231 of June 2, 2023, issued by the Colombian Agricultural Institute, ICA, “… from the end date of the cycle, strategic vaccinations against foot-and-mouth disease and bovine brucellosis will only be authorized when It would have been possible to vaccinate the animals within the cycle with prior approval from the ICA, in certain cases.

The vaccination strategy determines a way to manage the sanitary risk and contribute to maintaining the sanitary status of the country as a measure of prevention and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease and bovine brucellosis, which is why these vaccinations. states the entity, must be developed in certain events or special circumstances.

The governing body for animal health in Colombia argues that it is necessary to establish strategies that allow risk management to be generated without there being grounds to start the Sanctioning Administrative Process and the establishment of sanitary measures due to circumstances of force majeure or fortuitous event likewise by actions not attributable to the health manager.

That the framework of the aforementioned principles makes its application essential in the actions of the Colombian Agricultural Institute – ICA to avoid wasting of economic and human resources when initiating sanctioning administrative processes in which the responsibility of the rancher does not derive and in this way obtain as a result the optimization in administrative management of the entity.

The causes

The ICA authorized strategic vaccinations against foot-and-mouth disease and bovine brucellosis when it had not been possible to vaccinate the animals within the cycle prior to the ICA’s approval, in the following cases:

1. As a consequence of climatic or natural phenomena.
2. Due to the affectation of public order in the area where the property is located.
3. Due to symptoms of vesicular diseases or declaration of quarantine of the property.
4. Due to force majeure, fortuitous event or just cause demonstrated by the animal health manager.
   
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