Farmer: Clearing the outbreaks is important for the preservation of sheep farming in Bulgaria

The presence of sheep plague in Romania and Greece, and now also in Bulgaria, is a serious problem for breeders, as it will limit or make it difficult to sell lambs in the future. Clearing these outbreaks is very important for the preservation of sheep farming in Bulgaria. Because an expansion across the country will lead to the destruction of all the animals in the country. Regardless of our agreement or disagreement, the principles in the European Union are categorical - in the presence of such an infection, the animals must be killed. This is how Zhechko Andrejnski commented on Agri.BG the situation with the establishment of an outbreak of sheep plague in Velingrad. The experienced farmer is the chairman of the Vidin Union of Grain Producers. In addition to farming, he is also engaged in animal husbandry, raising sheep of the highly productive Ile de France breed. His farm is located 30 km from the Danube bank. In neighboring Romania, in July, sheep breeders had a problem with ...