Promoting Animal Welfare through Vaccination: Collaborative Campaign in the Livestock Sector

2023-10-03 14:39:43

Campaign in which CONAFE collaborates with other institutions in the livestock sector

Submitted.- Vaccination not only promotes animal welfare, but also helps reduce the need for antibiotic use. Vaccination is the administration of a vaccine that contains a weakened, live or dead microorganism or virus or proteins or toxins of said organism. Vaccination helps the immune system develop immunity against diseases by boosting the body’s acquired immunity without infecting it with the disease. Vaccines help prevent disease and work best when groups or entire populations of animals are vaccinated. When a high enough percentage of the population is vaccinated, herd immunity can even help protect the unvaccinated.

Vaccination is a very effective method to prevent diseases caused by infectious agents. In animals, it has studied and verified greatly the effectiveness of vaccination. If a vaccinated animal comes into contact with a disease, its immune system will recognize it and immediately produce the antibodies it needs to fight it. Vaccination promotes animal welfare by protecting animal health. In the right circumstances, it can be used during disease outbreaks as a viable alternative to stamping out, thus avoiding the welfare problems that culling can cause on farms. Also in aquaculture, advances in vaccination technology, diagnostics and nutrition are helping to maintain the health and well-being of fish, reducing the need for antibiotic treatments.

Protecting animal health through vaccination improves animal welfare, and maintaining good welfare ensures that animals can respond successfully to vaccination. Vaccines are a smart investment with enormous benefits for animal welfare, as disease outbreaks are often unpredictable and have significant financial implications for livestock farming. Authorized vaccines are subject to rigorous safety standards and quality controls and are very safe.

The European Commission’s Animal Health Strategy (2007-2013) launched the motto: “Prevention is better than cure”, and this approach has been widely adopted by veterinarians, farmers and the animal health industry in recent years. Veterinarians are big advocates of vaccination and, in 2016, they created the World Animal Vaccination Dayan annual awareness day set for April 20, to remind all animal owners of the importance of vaccination on animal health and well-being.

Veterinarians believe that increased vaccination in livestock and aquaculture can really impact the level of disease among animal populations. Additionally, the animal health industry supports this prevention approach, researching and developing new vaccine technologies for existing and emerging diseases, as well as developing new ways of administering vaccines to make disease prevention even easier and reduce stress. of the animals during administration.

Fuente: Artculo original de la European Livestock Voice

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