Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources, and Fisheries Calls for Precautionary Measures to Protect Livestock
The Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources, and Fisheries has urged all breeders to exercise caution and adopt necessary preventive measures to protect their herds and the health of their communities, as part of the "One Health" approach that emphasizes the interdependence between human, animal, and environmental health, and the principle of Animal Welfare that ensures their good treatment and care.
This is part of the effort to ensure the health of livestock, given the current climatic conditions (high temperature and high humidity) that are conducive to the proliferation of insects, particularly mosquitoes and flies, which are vectors of transboundary animal diseases.
Veterinary services have stressed the need to comply with a set of recommendations, including:
- Daily cleaning of breeding areas and their surroundings to maintain a clean and healthy environment for animals
- Draining stagnant water inside and around stables to prevent the proliferation of insects
- Removing animal waste and manure from stables as much as possible and spraying them with authorized insecticides
- Protecting animals from insect bites, especially during nighttime, by:
- Housing them inside stables and installing mosquito nets on ventilation openings
- Spraying approved insecticides inside stables and on animals (notably on the head, ears, limbs, and abdomen)
- Bathing small ruminants in dedicated pools containing authorized insecticides, with the operation repeated every 15 days or after each rainfall
- Immediately consulting a private veterinarian in case of observing unusual symptoms
The ministry has emphasized that prevention and daily care are the cornerstone of protecting the national herd and ensuring its well-being and health, which has a positive impact on human health and the safety of animal-origin products, in a spirit of solidarity and shared responsibility between the breeder, veterinarian, and administration.
Additionally, the ministry has invited breeders to contact regional veterinary services or local production departments for further advice.
