The Agency noted that the very popular lamb. In 2017 to export 361,7 slaughtered thousands of sheep, which is 50.7 thousand more in comparison with indicators of 2016.

According to the head of the veterinary Department of Lasha Avaliani, in 2017 the National food Agency carried out a major veterinary events, among them preventive vaccination of animals against different diseases, and laboratory studies.

As a result, the country has significantly decreased the detection rate of different zoonotic diseases (infectious diseases transmitted to humans from animals — approx. ed.) as among animals, and therefore among the people.

"As a result of activities conducted by the Agency on the world market, increased demand for Georgian products, in particular in two times increased the export of mutton. Significantly increased the export of meat in General," — said Avaliani.

For the protection of animal health in 2017, free vaccination of animals was held in the framework of the state program.

In 2017, Sighnaghi, Dedoplistskaro and Kvareli (Kakheti region) was opened under veterinary supervision. Besides them in the whole country, there are two such points in Rustavi and Marneuli (Shida Kartli region).

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