US EditionNodular Dermatosis in Ariège, Farmers Want to Prevent the Slaughter of Nearly 200 Cows
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On Thursday evening, clashes broke out in the Ariège between farmers opposed to the slaughter of a herd of 200 cows and the forces of law and order. Against the background, a sharp disagreement over the sanitary protocol put in place to combat contagious nodular dermatosis (CND).
The protesters want to prevent the slaughter of 200 cattle on a farm in Ariège, after the discovery on Tuesday of a case of contagious nodular dermatosis.
Farmers' representatives proposed that only infected cows should be slaughtered and that the health of the rest of the herd should be monitored by PCR testing for 4 to 6 weeks.
After the detection of a first case of nodular dermatosis in Ariège, the prefecture decided to shoot down a herd of cattle. A measure that provoked the anger of the farmers, who mobilized to prevent the operation. They denounce a "complete aberration". - "How will he live?": anger in Ariège at the slaughter of a herd affected by nodular dermatosis (Social Subjects).
Around the small village of Bordes-sur-Arize, farmers have barred the roads with tree trunks and branches to block access to the farm to the veterinary services.
Around the village of Bordes-sur-Arize, dozens of farmers have set up dams and blocked roads to oppose the total slaughter of a herd. Only one animal is affected by dermatosis.
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