We are especially worried about the delicious soft cheeses sold in the Saturday farmers' market and served to us in rural villages. The cheeses are made from raw milk that can carry the disease. Veterinary care rare Brood animals in most advanced nations are routinely given brucellosis vaccinations before they reach breeding age. Brucellosis in animals is a venereal disease that causes spontaneous abortions. In Kosovo, however, and in most developing nations, veterinary care for animals is rare.
Farmers depend on their animals for milk and for offspring that are raised for meat.
An unproductive animal is usually sold. A cow that has had one or two aborted calves typically goes to the butcher. If the cow aborted because of brucellosis, the meat could transfer the disease to everyone who eats it. Most people have small herds. I often see people tending only one or two cows.