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While the authorities are trying to eradicate dermatosis as quickly as possible with vaccination, farmers mobilize their networks to send necessary equipment to trafficking dairy cows in areas where animal movements are prohibited.
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It is a machine that he was impatiently awaiting. In Massingy (Haute-Savoie), thanks to a mobile betting pot straight from the Loire, Jean-Marc Boutin, breeder, can go back down his cows directly in the park. Because of the dermatosis epidemic, he can no longer move them. “These are cows that are dairy producers. But there is a problem for calves. The calf could not help it completely. This is why we have to do the complement”he explains.
One hundred and eighty machines from different departments were distributed in Savoy and Haute-Savoie. In Massingy, they are fed by the neighbor’s electricity. Welcome solidarity for Jean-Marc Butin. “It’s a period of high stress every day“He says.
A strict protocol to stop the development of the disease has been put in place. A few kilometers away, Fabien Petit-Roulet, breeder, cannot move his cows. He also shares a betting pot with his colleagues.
“This is the setback of the crisis. There can also be good sides in misfortune. We had a support message from our Auvergne friends not long ago. There were the Doubs breeders who lent us equipment. And it really feels good to see that”he consoles himself.
Bovine nodular dermatosis requires the total slaughter of contaminated herds. To avoid this, you must vaccinate as quickly as possible. In the Ain, more than eight hundred cattle are vaccinated every day. Since the start of the crisis, 51 households of dermatoses have been identified.
