A focus of serotype 3 of the disease blue tongue has been declared in the province of Huelva, as confirmed by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development, Ramon Fernandez-Pachecowho has assured that “we began to vaccinate” against this disease.
Asked by journalists about this, the counselor wanted to send a message of calm to “everyone” – farmers, distribution chains and consumers – and warned that “Andalusia has been working in collaboration with the Ministry for a long time now.”
“We have acquired 970,000 vaccines. We are in collaboration with both the region of Extremadura and the Government of Spain and we trust that everything will be controlled and everything will be fine,” said Fernández-Pacheco, who has specified that, in addition, they are going to meet with the livestock sector of Huelva and Andalusia to “explain what the situation is.”
Livestock farmers affected by bluetongue in Badajoz: “This is a poor man’s piggy bank and they have broken it from the bottom”
Livestock farmers affected by the bluetongue virus in Alconchel (Badajoz) They have described the situation they face on their farms as “a disgrace” due to the spread of the disease and that they “are convinced” that it would be serotype 3.
“This is a poor man’s piggy bank and they have broken it from the bottom,” he lamented. Angel Gonzalez, rancher on a farm in Alconchel, who explained that of the 150 head of cattle they have on their family farm, only about 20 sheep will survive. “They are all very bad and they are dying like donuts,” Ángel lamented.
In statements to Europa PressGonzález has reported that bluetongue serotype 3 has already been detected in the area, and added to the presence of serotype 1, the veterinarians ““they can’t cope” and it is the farmers themselves who have to observe the evolution of their animals.
