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Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak threatens to destroy Iran's livestock sector
By bnm Tehran bureau November 25, 2025
A severe outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease is affecting livestock across several Iranian provinces, with some farms reporting mortality rates of up to 80% among breeding cattle, threatening the country's food security and dairy production.
The outbreak, caused by the SAT1 strain that spread from Africa, has affected Tehran, Alborz, Qom, Qazvin, Markazi and several northwestern provinces, state-linked Tasnim reported on November 25.
Iran maintains seven to 8mn head of heavy livestock. The outbreak threatens widespread bankruptcy among farmers who have invested their life savings in their herds with imports now having to make up the bulk of meat.
Reports from cattle farmers' unions indicate some large Tehran dairy farms have lost up to 80% of their breeding cattle, whilst calf mortality has reached 50% in affected herds. Milk production has declined by 80% in infected animals.
Of the 16mn vaccine doses needed for two rounds of vaccination across Iran's heavy livestock population, only a small quantity has been imported. Domestic vaccines are only effective against local strains and have no efficacy against SAT1...
Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak threatens to destroy Iran's livestock sector
By bnm Tehran bureau November 25, 2025
A severe outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease is affecting livestock across several Iranian provinces, with some farms reporting mortality rates of up to 80% among breeding cattle, threatening the country's food security and dairy production.
The outbreak, caused by the SAT1 strain that spread from Africa, has affected Tehran, Alborz, Qom, Qazvin, Markazi and several northwestern provinces, state-linked Tasnim reported on November 25.
Iran maintains seven to 8mn head of heavy livestock. The outbreak threatens widespread bankruptcy among farmers who have invested their life savings in their herds with imports now having to make up the bulk of meat.
Reports from cattle farmers' unions indicate some large Tehran dairy farms have lost up to 80% of their breeding cattle, whilst calf mortality has reached 50% in affected herds. Milk production has declined by 80% in infected animals.
Of the 16mn vaccine doses needed for two rounds of vaccination across Iran's heavy livestock population, only a small quantity has been imported. Domestic vaccines are only effective against local strains and have no efficacy against SAT1...