From March 15 until it will be possible to start vaccinating bovines of all categories until April 30.
He Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries established vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease from March 15 with time to apply the vaccine until April 30, after delaying it due to the drought that plagues all Uruguayan producers; In addition, they set a time limit to update the vaccination schedule.
Within a context of Agricultural Emergency Due to the water deficit in Uruguay, the Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries, through the Livestock Services, ordered that vaccination of all bovine categories must be carried out between March 15 and April 30. At the end of January, the ministry had decided to extend the vaccination to avoid the unnecessary movement of cattle that were already in poor condition due to the water deficit.
According to the resolution published by the ministry, in the period between March 15 and 30, events will not be authorized concentration of bovines such as fair auctions, exhibitions, etc. Although events that do not require the mobilization of bovines will be authorized, such as auctions on screen or virtual during the period from March 15 to March 30.
As for the bovines that are destined for slaughter, they can be mobilized within the vaccination period, as long as they have the two vaccinations of the last two periods. Furthermore, from May 1, 2023, they must have been immunized for more than 15 days with the vaccine corresponding to the current vaccination period.
The vaccine will be provided by the MGAP and will be delivered to the owner together with a form. For this, the owner must submit the Affidavit of DICOSE stocks as of June 30, 2022 and updated Veterinary Products Use Record Form (sanitary control form).
Source: Ambito
