Clash on air about the cheetah: Is there a secret vaccination?

The situation with the lumpy skin disease in small ruminants in Bulgaria remains critical. On bTV, Dimitar Zorov, president of the Milk Processors Association, and Simeon Karakolev, co-president of the National Sheep and Goat Breeders Association (NOKA), faced each other. The two interlocutors agree on one thing – the losses for livestock farming are enormous. "Everyone is losing in this situation, especially the livestock farmers. Bulgaria is an entry point for infections along with Greece. The European Commission knows this. Turkey vaccinates and still exports its products worldwide. The EU must protect the interests of countries like Bulgaria," said Dimitar Zorov. He added that biosecurity has been breached, which is a prerequisite for the disease to continue to spread. Simeon Karakolev, on the other hand, warned that Bulgaria is heading towards a Greek scenario. "We already have around 15,000 euthanized animals. In Greece, they have been fighting the disease for a year and ...