Preventive measures against sheep and goat pox extended in Crete

According to an announcement by the Region of Crete, contiguous measures are being taken to support livestock from sheep and goat pox, which has shown accrued outbreaks successful mainland Greece.

It is noted that though Crete remains “free” of the disease, the precocious transmissibility of the microorganism and its quality to past successful the situation for up to six months marque the strict implementation of biosecurity measures and question restrictions necessary. For this reason, the preventive measures against sheep and goat pox connected the land are being extended.

Specifically, the measures successful unit from October 1 to 9, 2025, see the regularisation of sheep and goat movements for slaughter and breeding lone wrong the aforesaid Regional Unit. Movements of sheep and goats to wintertime pastures (pasture change) proceed to beryllium allowed some wrong and betwixt Regional Units successful Crete. The simultaneous transport of animals from antithetic farms is prohibited, portion the destination installation indispensable beryllium cleaned and disinfected earlier the animals enter, wherever they indispensable stay successful quarantine for astatine slightest 21 days.

Furthermore, each movements of sheep and goats indispensable beryllium carried retired with authoritative wellness question certificates, utilizing certified vehicles that person been disinfected anterior to loading. The prohibition connected importing sheep and goats into Crete from farms successful the remainder of Greece besides remains successful force. The Region of Crete is calling connected each livestock breeders to strictly instrumentality biosecurity measures connected their farms, to bounds visits by 3rd parties, and to instantly pass veterinary services of immoderate suspicious symptoms.