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West Azerbaijan cattle breeders should be careful about three-day livestock fever

West Azerbaijan

The director general of veterinary medicine of West Azerbaijan province warned the farmers about the three-day livestock fever and said:

“The transfer of live animals, raw animal products, medicine and biological materials requires obtaining a health permit”.

In an interview with Mehr, Sidamid Khalilzadeh stated that three-day livestock fever is a viral infectious disease specific to cattle, calves and non-transmissible to humans, adding:

“The causative agent of this disease is seasonally transmitted from arthropods and vector insects.”

He listed the most important symptoms of cattle as fever and chills, anorexia, increased nasal and salivary secretions, sudden decrease in milk production and weight loss, lameness and stiffness of joints and muscles and paralysis of cattle and specified: transport and Moving infected cattle from one area to another can spread the disease and should be avoided.

Khalilzadeh continued:

“Disinfection and spraying of livestock, destruction of insects such as surface water around livestock and vaccination of the target livestock population and immediate notification of suspected cases to veterinary departments can prevent possible damage.”

The Director General of Veterinary Medicine of West Azerbaijan noted:

“For any attempt to transport livestock, a valid veterinary quarantine health certificate must be obtained in order to maintain the health of the region’s livestock population.”

Regarding the measures taken by the General Directorate in the fight against coronavirus, Khalilzadeh said:

“Implementation of annual vaccination plans for livestock units and rural poultry immunization plan with maximum observance of health and social distancing points, active care and disease detection in livestock and poultry breeding units and expansion.” Covering the safety of high-risk animals with the optimal use of information from the GIS systems of the Veterinary Organization is one of the most important measures of this department.

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