Rain causes the death of 10% of lambs on extensive farms in Jaén

The Coordinadora de Organizaciones de Agricultores y Ganaderos (COAG) has observed that the constant rains and humidity have taken a toll on livestock farms, particularly on extensive sheep farms in Sierra Morena (Jaén), with losses of up to 10% of lamb births. Regarding the farms in Sierra Morena, Antonio Punzano, the COAG sheep and goat manager in the area, told Efeagro that the situation due to the rain is very worrying, as the extensive herds do not have shelters to protect the animals. The balance can be an average of between 40 and 50 deaths of sheep per farm, Punzano added, who indicated that farmers are already reporting the damages to Agroseguro to be able to claim the agricultural insurance indemnities as soon as possible. Enrique Acción, COAG's Iberian pig manager and provincial secretary of this agricultural association in Huelva, explained for his part that "it has been raining non-stop since January 6" and that so much humidity especially affects the goats, "which do ...