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Last Friday, January 10, the first case of foot-and-mouth disease in Germany in 37 years was confirmed, detected in a herd of buffalo in the Brandenburg region. Faced with this situation, the European Commission, in accordance with Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/687, adopted urgent measures to prevent the spread of the disease and minimize the impact on internal trade within the European Union, as well as to prevent unjustified trade restrictions by from third countries, publishing Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/87 in the OJEU. Given the seriousness of the epidemiological situation, these measures were applied immediately, without waiting for the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals and Food for Human and Animal Consumption. Furthermore, the duration of these specific zones was defined and included in the annex to the decision. Protection zone: includes the zones of the Brandenburg region located within a circle with a radius of 3 kilometers, centered on the coordinates ETRS89: Lat. 52.

Germany confirmed on Friday (10) the first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in almost 40 years, detected in a herd of buffaloes on the outskirts of Berlin. According to the website Deustche Welle, three animals died due to the disease in Hönow, in the eastern state of Brandenburg. Foot-and-mouth disease, which affects cattle, pigs, sheep and goats, causes fever and blisters in the mouths of infected animals. Authorities reported that containment measures have been implemented, including the slaughter of affected animals. In addition, a 3-kilometer exclusion zone and a 10-kilometer monitoring zone have been established around the site. According to the German Federal Institute for Animal Health (FLI), the last cases of foot-and-mouth disease in the country had been recorded in 1988. Currently, all countries in the European Union are considered free of the disease. The German Ministry of Agriculture is investigating the origin of the infection. During a press conference

On 3 November 2024, livestock farms in Germany had 10.5 million cattle, including 3.6 million dairy cows. This was 1.6% fewer cattle and 2.1% fewer dairy cows than on 3 May 2024. Compared to November 2023, the cattle population decreased by 3.5%. The number of dairy cows decreased by 3.3% within one year.