Livestock
According to an official report, the total number of livestock vaccinated against foot-and-mouth disease has reached 3,135,575 animals, while 2,705,225 animals have been vaccinated against Rift Valley fever.
A maximum state of readiness has been implemented at 497 government slaughterhouses across the country to ensure their technical and veterinary preparedness for receiving sacrificial animals, in coordination with executive authorities in the governorates.
According to the Ministry, the total number of vaccinated animals has reached approximately 2,161,667 head across the country. This includes 1,467,519 head of cattle vaccinated against lumpy skin disease, and 694,148 sheep and goats vaccinated against sheep pox.
The spokesperson revealed that the current heightened measures are due to the emergence of a new viral strain of foot-and-mouth disease, known as “SAT-1,” which has appeared in several neighboring countries, including Libya, Sudan, and some Gulf states, during the past month of May. In response, the Ministry has taken proactive steps by intensifying vaccination campaigns to protect Egypt’s livestock from the new strain.
As part of broader efforts to protect livestock and curb the spread of epidemics, more than 5,000 awareness seminars have also been held to educate breeders on the vaccination schedule and its economic and preventive significance.
The Ministry is overseeing its design and financing under a contract with a general contracting and commercial investment company to supply two fully equipped, air-conditioned mobile slaughterhouses.
Sisi made the statements in a meeting with Director General of the National Service Projects Organization (NSPO) of the Armed Forces Walid Abul Magd; Chairman of the National Animal Production Company Mohamed Salah; CEO of Jordanian meat production Al Delta company Basheer Fareed and businessman Mohamed Halawa.
A group of Egyptian veterinarians visited South Sudan on Sunday as part of cooperation aiming at developing the livestock sector.
On his side, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Al Sayed al-Qusair added that the ministry works on improving the heredity of cattle in Egypt.
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In a similar context, Egypt had achieved self-sufficiency of poultry and table eggs.
In three years, the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation issued tens of thousands of licenses for cattle, poultry, and dairy farms.
It was announced that the ministry has vaccinated a total of 9.7 million livestock in 2019.
CBE said the decision targets companies whose business volume and annual revenues stand at about LE 50 million to LE 1 billion.
All publicly owned slaughterhouses will be available for free use to citizens throughout Eid al-Adha days.
The Supreme Council for Planning and Urban Development approved on Tuesday the establishment of the National Project for Poultry Investment across nine zones.
The factory will be established in Robeiky city.
A subtype of the species Influenza virus A, H5N2, was detected in a duck farm that was not abiding by precautionary rules.
The decision was made after the analysis results had come out while the cargo was quarantined.
The first meeting was with the New Valley governor.
