Foot-and-mouth disease vaccination reaches 99,5% of the herd.
For 18 years there has not been a single outbreak of the disease in Goiás; certified as a Foot-and-Mouth Disease Free Zone with Vaccination, it is estimated that in two years the State will achieve the status of a Free Zone without Vaccination, when the disease will be definitively eradicated.
Goiás247_ According to a report from the Goiana Agricultural Defense Agency (Agrodefesa), the vaccination rate exceeded expectations for the second stage of foot-and-mouth disease vaccination, carried out in November 2013. The State Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccination Report (VA-1) indicates that 99,52% of cattle and buffalo were vaccinated.
For 18 years, there has not been a single outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Goiás. Thirteen years ago, the state received the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Free Zone Certificate with Vaccination from international organizations. It is estimated that in a maximum of two years, Goiás will receive the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Free Zone Certificate without Vaccination. This means that the disease will be definitively eradicated.
According to Antônio Leal, manager of Animal Health at Agrodefesa, this record in the state is a result of the work of Agrodefesa's Local Operational Units, which are coordinated by the State Program for Vesicular Diseases (PEEV). "But we also rely on the awareness of rural producers," he emphasizes.
According to the president of Agrodefesa, Antenor Nogueira, the vaccination rates "demonstrate that we are on the right track to achieving the dream of the government and the livestock farmers of Goiás of soon achieving the status of an area free of foot-and-mouth disease without vaccination."
Other information highlighted in the Agrodefesa report includes high vaccination rates achieved for brucellosis and tuberculosis. "In these cases, the progress takes on special significance because these are zoonoses, that is, diseases that are transmissible to humans," the president points out.
REGISTRATION
To make the information increasingly accurate and reliable, Agrodefesa is conducting a thorough review of its registration data. According to the president, the Agency's Information Technology Management detected a large number of properties listed in the registry that no longer exist, mainly rural settlements and small-scale producers.
“We are cross-referencing the data with that of other institutions to exclude non-existent properties, so that by March we will have a registry worthy of the Goiás agricultural defense service, with 100% reliability,” he says. For him, all these “initiatives give us the certainty that we will continue to attract international interest in our products, as well as the guarantee that Goiás will always be at the forefront, as a differentiated state in control and inspection.”