According to a press release from the ministry, the state of health of the national livestock is "generally satisfactory" thanks to the continuous efforts made by the National Office for Food Safety (ONSSA).

These efforts concern the permanent monitoring of the health state of the national livestock and its sanitary protection against contagious animal diseases, in close collaboration with the mandated sanitary veterinarians, the professionals of the red meat sector and the local authorities, said the ministry.

Sheep and goat breeding benefited during the 2020-2021 crop season from several measures and various programs have been put in place by the ministry, the same source said.

It concerns supplying the market with cattle feed in sufficient quantity and in good conditions, which allowed an improvement of the zootechnical performances of the livestock, and a low mortality rate of 5%, as well as the program for the identification of sheep and goats intended for slaughter of Eid 1442 (2021) launched on April 15 and which has been completed.