What is known as bluetongue, which occurs mainly in sheep, is a disease that livestock farmers in Spain have been living with (and suffering from) for decades. It could be similar, for example, to human flu, although in the case of bluetongue it is transmitted by a mosquito, so cases can appear especially when the … Read more
The cumulative total of the first 10 months of the year reveals that foreign sales of chilled and frozen beef were close to 560.4 thousand tons by product weight, for a value of approximately US$ 2,322 million. Compared to the first 10 months of 2022, exported volumes are 6.2% higher; while the value obtained has … Read more
The thermometer read 22 degrees in the Mena Valley. This unusual autumn heat is the perfect ally for the mosquito that causes Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHE) to continue infecting more animals. The official data managed by the Councilor for Livestock, Teresa Campo Montemayor, counted a week ago 673 sick animals and 57 deaths in 102 … Read more
Since its arrival in Spain in 2022, the epizootic hemorrhagic disease (BEFORE) has spread throughout the peninsula and the livestock and political sectors have urged the Government to increase its measures to stop it. In this sense, since summer issued in the Congress of Deputies a written question to the Executive in which it was … Read more
Last week, the College of Veterinarians of Madrid (Colvema) organized a webinar to inform its members about the current situation of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHE) – which already affects the entire Peninsula except Catalonia and Galicia – taught by specialists in Alberto Diez and Alfonso Monge cattle, attended by 145 professionals. According to the specialized … Read more
A European project, led by the Spanish veterinarian José Manuel Sánchez-Vizcaínois going to test on wild boars a African swine fever vaccine a disease that scares the European pig industry due to the serious economic damage that a single infection on a farm would entail. Currently, there is no vaccine in Europe. The one created … Read more
The agricultural sector has received a pleasant surprise as far as the weather is concerned, since in recent days there have been large-scale rains that have far exceeded the monthly averages for May. This event has come at the right time to change the productive perspectives of wheat for the 2023/24 season, according to the … Read more
Poultry farmers also demand compensatory measures for the sacrifices of hundreds of animals, since the virus has caused them to have to eliminate entire production facilities where contagion is registered. Bird flu has claimed the lives of more than 900,000 birds in the industry, losing 5% of their annual productive capacity in eggs, whose value … Read more
the figure of Fernando Burlando It is related to the judicial stands and resonant cases that had him as the protagonist. But, beyond his facet as a media lawyer, few know his link with the agricultural sector. Approximately a decade ago, the lawyer acquired an establishment in the town of Flowers, which is complemented by … Read more
Samples of livestock breeds Braford, Brahman y Dorper They return to Corrientes. They will be held from this Monday, May 15 to Thursday, May 18 at the premises of the Rural Society of that province, located in the town of Riachuelo. The event is held by exponentiate, organizing company of Expoagro, and has the support … Read more