US Edition"Animals Become Economic Non-Values": the Heavy Consequences of Nodular Dermatosis for the Bovine Industry
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The mobilizations are spreading in France, while the Minister of Agriculture, Annie Genevard, called for the continuation of the national protocol to combat the epidemic which affects certain cattle farms. For scientists, the health response must be rapid.
DEXYPTAGE - In the face of the spread of contagious nodular dermatosis, the state has opted for a strict health strategy. A disputed response on the ground, while the economic repercussions are beginning to be felt on the farms.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, 80 farms were involved in these systematic slaughters in 11 different departments, representing 0.02% of the French herd.
In Ariège, France, 200 animals have been euthanized because of dermatosis. A deadly disease for cattle, but above all very contagious. The French Ministry of Agriculture is strict. An infected cow systematically causes the slaughter of all the livestock. A policy contested by the breeders. They ask for a wave of vaccination."We can understand that we can kill sick, contaminated animals, but healthy animals do not," says one farmer. "We stay ther…
Since the beginning of the health crisis, 3,300 cattle have been slaughtered in France, or 0.02% of the national population. In the front line, veterinarians, who are responsible for both vaccination and euthanasia, are under severe stress, some of whom are now under threat.
Some 113 outbreaks of contagious nodular dermatosis have been registered in France since the beginning of the crisis last June, said the French Ministry of Agriculture on Monday. "Between 29 June and 14 December 2025, 113 outbreaks were detected in France in total: Savoie (32), Haute-Savoie (44), Ain (3), Rhône ... Cet article Dermatose nodulare: 113 outbreaks registered in France est apparu en premier sur Maroc Diplomatique.
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