Vietnam has successfully produced the vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) Type O, announced the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has successfullyproduced the vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) Type O, announced theMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
The AVAC-V6 FMD Emulsion Type O, developed by AVAC, a member of the RuralTechnology Development Group, has been certified by the MARD’s Department ofAnimal Health.
MARD Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong said that the FMD is a dangerous, highlycontagious disease that could cause huge economic losses. Therefore, Vietnam’ssuccess in producing the vaccine for the first time is extremely significant tothe country’s animal husbandry industry.
Cuong urged the Department of Animal Health to work withthe producing company to devise plans for effective distribution of thevaccine, and work to improve the quality of the vaccine and reduce its cost.
He also asked the department to join hands with the MARD to build a safe zoneagainst the disease.
Vietnam’s husbandry sector needs to build plans to improve the vaccination insome key localities in the coming time, which will help the country’s animalproducts to attain sustainable export markets, he said.
The success of producing the FMD vaccine is expected to help Vietnam betterprevent diseases in animals, increase the rate of vaccinated livestock, andsave millions of US dollars for farmers and the state budget, towards theeradication of the disease. –VNA
