From Western Bulgaria: 40 sheep farms are against vaccination against bluetongue disease

"There is a division in livestock farming regarding the vaccines against lumpy skin disease in small ruminants," commented for Agri.BG Ventsislav Mitkov, chairman of the United Agricultural Producers association (UAP), which represents the interests of around 1,900 agricultural producers. "People here in Western Bulgaria are against the vaccines. We held a large meeting with the association members, specifically the 40 sheep farms in our area, all of them are against this measure," Mitkov was categorical. At the beginning of next week, it will become clear whether there will be a vaccination against lumpy skin disease. According to him, producers in the sector fear the loss of market for their production. "The opinion of the farmers is that the better option is not to vaccinate the animals and be able to sell their production, rather than to vaccinate them and then go bankrupt. They are against the vaccines, they are categorical," shared the representative of the sector. The state ...