AMMAN — President of the Al-Dhuleil
Dairy Cattle Association, Ali Ghabayen, deplored the association's exclusion
from the Lower House's Agriculture and Water Committee meeting on Tuesday.
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The meeting aimed to discuss the
latest developments in the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak affecting
local farms.
According to Jo24, Ghabayen criticized
the parliamentary committee for not listening to what cattle farmers had to say
about the spread of FMD, its impacts, and their losses.
The association also raised
questions about the source of information used by the committee during their
discussions with the Minister of Agriculture.
Infection ratesAccording to Ghabayen, the infection
rate on some farms has reached 100 percent, while in others it is between 90–95
percent.
He also noted that the current
weather conditions could contribute to the spread of the virus and its transfer
to other farms. The weak immunity of cows due to the disease has also led to an
increase in mortality rates, with 235 cows and 350 calves reported dead and
large quantities of milk destroyed, according to the association's statistics.
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