Spain: The Government is working on a decree to finance the purchase of new heads of cattle within the framework of sheeppox

MADRID/TOLEDO, 15 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) - The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has announced that the Government is working on a decree to finance the purchase of new heads of cattle in the context of sheep pox, which has already recorded 26 outbreaks in Spain, of which which 13 have been in Castilla-La Mancha and another 13 in Andalusia, which is equivalent to some 37,000 head of cattle slaughtered. Planas has explained in Congress that currently the autonomous communities assume 50% of the compensation to farmers, while the remaining 50% is assumed by the State. "It seems to us a situation to which we have to respond", indicated the minister in reference to sheep pox. However, the minister has sent a message of "tranquility" and "serenity", since, Planas said, the situation "is under control". The head of Agriculture has explained that this smallpox is a disease of compulsory declaration and "immediate" eradication. Planas has also clarified that it is a ...