The ministry said that the purpose is to check immediately 2,504 farms and 436,500 goats and sheep. Up to date, a total of 18,335 animals have already been slaughtered in all of Greece or are slated to be killed.
A widespread veterinarian operation to fight the outbreak of small-ruminants plague (Peste des petits ruminants, PPR), which broke out last month, is currently unfolding in the Region of Western Greece, it was announced on Wednesday.
The focus on the region is based on epidemiological inspections and laboratory results for PPR, with the capital of Patras and the city of Agrinio serving as operational centers for veterinarians and…