Livestock farmers from the population pointed out during a recent meeting the importance of resuming the capture of the blood-sucking bat in the Tzucacab ranches, due to the increase in bites from this species in the livestock herds.
They indicated that they will ask the Regional Livestock Union of Yucatán (UGRY) to support them in capturing bats on ranches, an activity that serves to prevent cases of rabies in the animals.
They pointed out that bat bites in their herds are evident and they fear cases of said disease, also known as bovine paralytic rabies, an infectious and fatal disease that affects livestock, and is transmitted by the bite of blood-sucking bats.
Local producers proposed organizing themselves to obtain the nets so that they could make the catches themselves if necessary.
However, one of the limitations they may have is obtaining the poison that is generally applied to the vampire before releasing it after capturing it.
Said poison is a cream that is applied to the body of the vampire and when it is released it is expected that it will go to its burrow and there, when cleaned by its companions, it will be poisoned and die since the function of that ointment is to clot its blood until annihilate them.
One of the ways to prevent rabies is by periodically vaccinating herds with the derriengue antidote.
However, they hope there will be a good response and they will support them with the capture of the bat.
TYT Newsroom
