Dog attacks on small ruminants are, unfortunately, common in many rural areas of the country, especially those near towns or cities. In the Santa Fe town of Sauce Viejo, lawyer and cattle producer Ulrich Lehmann experienced firsthand the impact of these incidents, which this year caused him to lose no fewer than 34 sheep. "In the morning I practice my profession and in parallel I maintain a family business, called Campo Vivo, where we carry out regenerative production. We have cattle, sheep, laying hens, free-range chickens, and also a dairy farm. We started about four years ago. This was supposed to be the year of the sheep, because we managed to adapt the herd and have good management, but we started with problems," Lehmann told Bichos de Campo. The first losses on his La María Ranch were recorded some time ago when two dogs from a neighbor attacked and killed 18 lambs. After the corresponding complaint, the neighbor of Ulrich decided to keep the dogs within his property, ...
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