To prevent foot and nail disease – support for a stronger biosaugas

Symptoms of the disease

Animal breeders, A. Stukas advises to pay attention to the symptoms that may indicate that the animal is infected. Cattle starts fever, loses appetite. The productivity of dairy cows is reduced. In the mucous membranes of the muzzle and the nasal cavity, the intercostal and hops, the oaths appear in the skin of aquatic blisters. When they rupture, the dishes open at the lesions. The blisters can appear on the udder. The disease complicates the ulcer on the tongue, deforms the nails, develop mastitis, myocarditis. Young animals die.

Fever is also characterized by sheep, goats, pigs. Sheep and goats cause salivation, gum lesions. Blisters are formed on the hops and in the intertmigue. The productivity of sheep and goats is reduced, and they may be completely broken. The growth is delayed.

Pigs cause nail damage, on the feet, especially about the ankles of the feet, forms blisters.

Once the disease is detected, all animals are destroyed 3 km from the focal point of the disease.

Photo by the Ministry of Agriculture

Carriers of the virus

The carriers of the SNL virus are from an infected animal to human. « The aquifer formed on the animal’s body ruptures and is characterized by a very dangerous secretion. It contains a very high concentration of the SNL virus. The secretion enters the feed, the grass, and thus contagious other animals. The virus can also enter human footwear, clothing;

« Nowadays, when people go to warm lands, traveling under the SNL infected regions like Turkey, Central Asian countries, India, and visiting farm animals, returning to Lithuania, should be avoided to enter where animals are kept or grazed. The virus can also park.

Let’s say the farmer brought the greetings smoked meat products, served farm workers, and in meat a virus, which can easily enter the animal’s body if such a meat -friendly person will not wash and infect their hands before going to the animals. Active animal trade is also a threat. To protect herd, newly purchased animals should be quarantined for 21 days. If the animal is already infected with SNL, the symptoms of the disease will occur during that time. If it turns out that the animal is suffering from SNL, the farmer may be able to prove that the newly purchased has no contact with his herd and will not have to destroy it all, ”says Mindaugas Kašinskas, Head of Klaipėda County Supervision Department.

Focusing on the biosaugas

According to specialists, there is no threat to Lithuania so far, as the closest country to the SNL is currently spreading – Slovakia. « The fifth case of infection has already been identified on a 3,5 thousand cattle farm. All animals need to be destroyed. The resulting secondary fireplaces indicate that the disease is increasingly harder to control in that country. It does not, to give the farm to the farm to provide disposable clothing and footwear, to provide disinfectants and disinfection with trailers, slurry, other equipment and tools with other farms The farmer to take out the animal for sale, and the clothes dressed in the trailer or contact with the driver, immediately washed and disinfected, ”recalls M. Kašinskas and advises you to take advantage of the current access to Biosauga investment.

Support Biosaugas

As reported by the Ministry of Agriculture, in response to rapidly spreading animals dangerous to animals, an invitation to investment in biosaugas is an early invitation. Support is provided in accordance with Lithuanian Agriculture and Rural Development 2023-2027. the intervention measure « Investment in preventive activities aimed at reducing the consequences of potential natural disasters, adverse climate and catastrophic events ». From May 2 to June 30 The funds for funding for applications have been increased from LTL 1 million. up to $ 2.6 million euros.

Support funded:

Purchase and installation of internal or outdoor enclosures (fences, gates, passage points, passage control system);

installation of farm animal loading / unloading ramps and / or sites;

Installation of human and farm animals closed passage paths between buildings;

Acquisition of feed heat treatment equipment;

installation and purchase of containers and premises for storing carcasses;

Purchase of workwear and shoe washing and drying equipment, etc.

The expenses incurred (paid) are considered to be the right to finance the application after the National Agency for aid. The costs may also be incurred without any application for support.

Support intensity – up to 80 percent. of all suitable costs.

For farms holding up to 20 relatives, the maximum amount of support can reach 4 thousand. and for farms with more than 21 relative animals will be calculated depending on the number of animals.

The maximum amount of support per project can reach up to 100 thousand. however, when the amount of assets that can be used in more than one farm storage site can be increased to 300 thousand. euros.

In order to use support, farmers will be required to submit a plan for the application of biosecurity measures and the necessary investment plan, which shall specify how the farms will ensure. This plan before submitting the support must be coordinated with the State Food and Veterinary Service e -mail (Email Protected) and meet all requirements.

Beneficiaries can be both natural and legal persons engaged in agricultural activities and holding farm animals.

The health of animals

If you notice any changes in the health of the animals, it is necessary to report to a private veterinarian or SFVS after completing the questionnaire or by calling tel. 1879 or +370 5 242 0108.

More information www.vmvt.lrv.lt/en;

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