Brucellosis Detected in Cattle Herd in Northern Greece
GREECE - Sixty cattle at a free range cattle farm in the area of Skiti, near Kozani, will be slaughtered after blood tests revealed more than half the animals were infected with brucellosis, the head of the local veterinary agency told Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) on Wednesday.
5 January 2017
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The disease, caused by the Brucella bacterium, was found in more than 30 animals during a check by Kozani’s veterinary agency.
“Because the percentage of contamination is larger than 50 percent, it was decided to slaughter the entire herd and in the next few days the animals will be brought to the slaughterhouse,” Thodoros Katzoglou told ANA.
The reappearance of the Brucella bacterium in the Kozani region comes after nine years of no occurrence. Veterinarians recommend that farmers adhere religiously to the biosecurity measures proposed by the agency.
Source: Greek Reporter
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