COBERTURA VACINAL CONTRA FEBRE AFTOSA DO REBANHO BOVINO E PERCEPÇÃO DE PECUARISTAS DO MUNICÍPIO DE ITAPORANGA - PB, SOBRE O PROGRAMA NACIONAL DE ERRADICAÇÃO E PREVENÇÃO DA FEBRE AFTOSA.

Abstract

Foot-and-mouth disease is an acute, highly transmissible viral disease. It targets biungulate animals, affecting production and the global economy. The objective of this study was to identify the percentage of vaccination coverage against foot - and - mouth disease in bovines and to verify the perception of cattle ranchers on the actions related to the National Program for the Control and Eradication of Foot - and - Mouth Disease in the municipality of Itapororoca - PB. Fifty questionnaires were applied to producers in the region, and a survey covering cattle vaccination obtained from 2011 to 2016 was carried out in the archives of the State Secretariat for Agricultural and Fisheries Development (SEDAP). The interviewed producers had, on average, where 58% of them witnessed cases of foot-and-mouth disease in the region. The percentage of producers who did not use the Animal Transport Guide stood out where they did not require it for the commercialization of the animals. Vaccination is performed on the vast majority of properties corroborating the fact that vaccination is the best way to control and eradicate the disease. Vaccination coverage, however, showed a deficit in 2011, where 58% of the population were effectively vaccinated. In 2016, there was a 31% increase in the number of vaccinated animals, but still the percentage of vaccinated animals is below Recommended by the Ministry of Agriculture. It suggest a greater investment to strengthen the inspection of the Agricultural Defense in the stages of vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease in the Municipality of Itapororoca.