Tahov: Bulgaria awaits the EC report on sheep plague by the end of the day

Since yesterday, a group of veterinary experts from the European Commission has been in Bulgaria to check how the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency has implemented the procedures for proving the outbreak of sheep plague in Velingrad and what measures it has taken to prevent the spread of the infection. This was announced by the Minister of Agriculture Georgi Tahov at today's hearing in parliament, which was also attended by the Executive Director of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA) Svetlozar Patarinski. Due to the refusal of sheep farmers to comply with the order to destroy the herds in the five farms, which are managed as a common epizootic site, the European Commission has so far banned the trade of animals and meat only from the Pazardzhik region. By the end of the day, it will be clear whether there will be other, more serious sanctions for Bulgaria, explained Minister Tahov. Veterinary legislation obliges member states, in the presence of proven plague, to immediately ...