1.500.000 doses of vaccine against BT

Almudena Sánchez Matamoros & José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaíno
February 19th, 2014. SUAT-UCM

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment distributed 1,500,000 doses of vaccine against serotype 4 of bluetongue virus.

Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment has acquired 1,500,000 doses sufficient to protect all sensitive species located in the compulsory vaccination, estimated at 250,000 head of cattle and 500,000 sheep. This measure is to achieve the eradication of the disease, reduce its spread outside of the restricted zone and reduce the economic consequences associated with the presence of the disease in farms.

This acquisition is included within the framework of regulations, published last November (AAA/2201/2013), on specific measures to protect livestock cattle and sheep against the disease.

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