From Monday, August 19, 2024, the movement of animals for slaughter in the regional units that have not been affected by the plague of small ruminants is allowed, according to sources in the Ministry of Rural Development and Food.

Of course, as the same sources state, this gradual removal is also done under very strict veterinary conditions.

The Ministry of Rural Development and Food and its relevant services give the green light so that from Monday the movement of animals and slaughtering in regional units where no cases have been detected will be allowed again.

Epirus has so far remained unscathed and so livestock and livestock farmers are returning to normal. Of course, if this had happened before August 15th, as was the relevant request, the income losses would have been smaller.

The travel ban came into effect amid the tracking by veterinary services and veterinarians of the entire country and ELGA as well as the Regions.

More than half a million animals have been tested so far and all those found with plague did not have the disease but were detected by tracing. From the investigations, the problem is a given in 38 units, while at the same time any gaps in this whole process are being investigated.