Source: SUCCESSFUL FARMING, 7/8/20


The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will invest $27.1 million in a foot-and-mouth disease vaccine, which would be used in the event of an outbreak to protect animals and help stop the spread of disease. “While we are confident we can keep foot-and-mouth disease out of the country, as we have since 1929, having access to a vaccine is an important insurance policy,” said Marketing and Regulatory Programs Undersecretary Greg Ibach.  

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