Valencian Government Completes Anti-Vaccination Blue Talk in Livestock Herd – Over 55,000 Animals Vaccinated

The Department of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries is the
Valencian Government have completed anti-vaccination blue talk in a herd of livestock in the province of Alicante.

more than 55,000 animals vaccinated
(mainly cattle and sheep), the percentage of vaccination is already close to 100% of the census. During this week, the Official Veterinary Services will be responsible for ensuring that all animals are vaccinated, including those on the smallest livestock farms in the – division.

This compulsory vaccination campaign for cattle and sheep (voluntary in the case of goats) started last February after a case of Bluetongue was found on a beef farm in the town of Orihuela, which led to immediate vaccinations by the Department of Agriculture. , Stock and Fisheries and how to contact the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.

In just two months, a total of 80,000 doses were distributed in sheep, cattle and goats, most of them in livestock farms that belong to groups in the Health Protection Organizations (ADS). In particular, in ADS Bravo Bovine from Alicante, of Fat Bovine in the Vega Baja, of Ovine and Goat of the Marina Alta and Baixa, of Villena, of the Vinalopó Valleys, of Elche, of the Baix Vinalopó, of Rojales, from El Pilar and the Valencian Frisian Association (AFRIVAL).

Professionals remember that the primary vaccination of bluetongue in sheep includes one dose of sheep of 2 ml and two measures in cattle of 4 ml each, separated by 21 a day apart. And they emphasize how important it is that all animals get vaccinated before this time so they can move.