The Regional Veterinary Council of Tocantins will investigate a specialist who hastily made a video pointing at the number 22 with a hot iron. After the photo went viral, the veterinarian confirmed that she was one of the president’s supporters, but said that the number was by appointment .. from the herd. But the encoding does not match the desired pattern. (read more below)
The video shows Fernanda Paola Cagozzi hastily marking with a hot iron the number 22. The man holds the animal as she steps on the animal’s snout and makes the markings. The image was shared with the sound of a song reading “Vote, Vote and Confirm”. 22 is Bolsonaro. (look up)
The photo went viral and was questioned by influencers and animal protectors. According to the Department of Agriculture, there is a liberalization of face identification for vaccination and herd control. However, none of them show the shape that the vet made as a standard number 22.
The calf was marked on its face with the number 22 – Photo: clone
In the case of female vaccination against brucellosis, which experts refer to as the pictured case, the standard is to use the abbreviation “V” or the last number of the year of vaccination, in the second case, following the guidelines of the Ministry of Agriculture.
“A female vaccinated from 3 to 8 months of age should be marked with burnt iron or liquid nitrogen on the left side of the face. Females vaccinated with the B19 vaccine should be marked with the last digit of the year of vaccination. The sample RB51 should be marked with a V,” he says. Extract from the list of the Ministry.
Following the fallout from the case, the Regional Veterinary Council of Tocantins has reported that it will open an investigation to take appropriate action.
“If it is found to be wrongful, the professional may respond to the ethical process that will be analyzed and judged in plenary, and may be punished,” the authority said.
After the repercussions of this on social media, the video was deleted by the vet, who also decided to lock the page on Instagram. Fernanda Paola Kagozzi even recorded a video explaining herself, this file has also been deleted, but it still appears on the other pages. In the photo, she confirms that she made the appointment, but was doing so in order to control the herd – despite not being at the level of the Ministry of Agriculture – and confirmed that she is a supporter of Bolsonaro.
“I didn’t mark 22 on the calf’s face because of Bolsonaro, no. That’s because you mark the year on the calf, on the plate marking the month and behind it, on the calf’s hip, you mark the property, in this case my dad is Formula 1. I just shot an action He’s been doing it since the first month and I’ll do it until month 12. Next year it’s going to be 23 and so on. So it has nothing to do with Bolsonaro. But I’m Bolsonaro.” (see video below)
A vet gives a copy of the cattle tag and says she has no political motive
non-standard education
The law has allowed face markings for livestock since the 1960s, however the Department of Agriculture provides standards for this marking. There are two types: marking with proof of vaccination and control of the herd. In addition, there are other patterns, but in other parts of the animal’s body.
The animal featured in the video is marked on the left side and with the last two digits of the year.
According to the vet’s explanation, she made a mark that corresponded to herd control. However, the number 22 does not follow what has been endorsed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply.
a g 1 He also consulted veterinarian Eudes Vieira Castro, MSc in Reproduction and Animal Health, who explained that the labeling did not comply with the Agricultural Defense Agency (Adapec) regulation.
“Teaching cattle for another reason, to control the herd, can be marked on the plate, on the face, where the visualization in the barn is best at the time of handling. Now, with the number of the year [no caso 2], only in the case of female pollinators. In this case it is on the left side of the face. This aspect of female cows is intended for the control of vaccination against brucellosis. The vet said.
Mateus Baranhos da Costa, an animal husbandry specialist and professor of ethology and animal care in UNESP’s School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, also analyzed the video. According to him, in addition to being out of the norm, the freezing of the animal was not done properly.
“This mark is completely unnatural. In addition to the practice with which it was done, it can mark the abuse of animals because the girl who put the mark tramples on the head of the calf. This is not normal or frequent. It was most likely with political interest. The practice was completely wrong,” he said. expert.
The animal husbandry specialist said: “Her talk about the mark on the hip is against a law published in 1965, which has nothing to do with animal welfare and only forbids damaging the skin.”
The decree to which he is referring states, “It is not permissible to mark cattle except with a hot iron on the face and neck and in the areas below the imaginary line connecting the joints of the femur, humerus, and ulna radius, and by their good fortune it preserves the most useful part of the skin, called the grupon, from defects.” “.
The specialist also explains that although cattle leather marking fire is an ancient and traditional procedure, it is stressful for the animal’s welfare. some Farms all over Brazil have replaced this technology.
“This kind of procedure is being changed today.” Reducing the fire brand “is a cash-in project, with several farms already committed to the project. Replacing the fire sign with tattoos, electronic or visual earrings, which can be identified by color,” said Mateus Baranhos da Costa.
He says it was necessary to think about the change due to the suffering of the animals.
“It is worth noting that the face of cattle in general is one of the most sensitive areas of the animal, and the sign of fire is a second or third degree burn, and when applied to the face which in this case were two marks, it generates sharp pain on application and then in the inflammatory process,” explained Mateus Baranhus .
