Erik Borisov: If there is a new wave of sheep and goat distemper, it will be terrible.

Published Dec 15, 2025

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The new agriculture minister must resolve the issue of animal vaccination, claims the young sheep farmer to Agri.BG.

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The sheep and goat pox has affected a large part of the sheep farms in the country. What are the expectations of the farmers for the next year and is another wave of the disease expected for sheep and goats, Agri.BG discussed during the annual meeting of the National Sheep and Goat Association (NOSA) with Erik Borisov, a member of the Board of Directors of NOSA and a sheep farmer from Pleven. "At the moment, sheep and goat pox is at a standstill. There has been no new case for a month, but this is due to the fact that at the moment the sheep are pregnant or they are just giving birth, they will lamb and there will be no movement. But in February - March, when people start selling their lambs or animals to other farmers for breeding, I don't want to be a bad prophet, but perhaps an epidemic will occur again," commented Erik Borisov. Who are the "living dead" in sheep farming and is a catastrophic scenario coming for the sector? "We have not taken any measures. The fact that there ...
Source: Agri

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