ASAJA requests urgent aid in the face of the "worrying spread" of bluetongue

The Agrarian Association-Young Farmers (ASAJA) of Castilla-La Mancha and Córdoba have sent a statement demanding a shock plan and aid for livestock farmers affected by bluetongue, especially sheep and goat farmers. In turn, ASAJA Castilla-La Mancha has requested an urgent meeting with the Director General of Agricultural and Livestock Management, Lydia Benítez, to address "the worrying expansion" of different serotypes of the virus, which in recent weeks has affected provinces such as Ciudad Real and Toledo. This agricultural organization has warned that "the spread of the disease could cause serious damage to the regional livestock herd if urgent measures are not taken." Therefore, from ASAJA Castilla-La Mancha, they have called for the distribution of vaccines, especially in the most affected areas, and the launch of an information campaign with the aim of preventing and containing the outbreak. Mortality rate: variable between 2% and 30% In addition, the Manchego agricultural ...