Ambosi fever is a viral disease that mainly affects cattle, sheep goats, goats and pigs. The disease does not indicate any threat to human health, but the affected animals experience a lot of pain and reduce their milk or meat production. Most animals escape from infection, but for a long time the carriers of the most infected virus; That is why it is important to keep any eruptions quickly through isolation and the sacrifice of the affected and healthy animals.
The European Union has a wide legal structure to control eruptions that include restrictions on the trade of sensitive animals and their products. All member states have an obligation to have emergency programs. Avant -Cart Labs must cooperate with the EU reference laboratory so that experts can help define the best emergency operations for each explosion. As a result, trade sacrifices and restrictions usually cause enormous economic losses in the livestock sector. Once the affected member states are calculated by the total costs and the distribution chain of the sector, the EU may claim the contribution of the Compensation Fund.
In Slovakia, the Abhos fever virus has so far been diagnosed with at least six farms, and to date 6000 to 7000 animals have been sacrificed. Hundreds of farms are under total surveillance and are subject to disinfectant.
Outside the perimeter of the affected area, the Agricultural Agreement has so far been fought from the exploitation of Mikulas Milk. But detecting a virus inside is the sacrifice of its 6000 animals, including 3000 milk cows. The exploitation produces about 35 million liters of milk per year. It has 200 employees and is often a prominent employer in this rural Slovakia zone.
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“We are provoking all the wheels of trucks. The employees who enter the entry must go through a clean and dirty area a day,” explains Martin Jahumenskke, the farmer and owner of the agricultural business. “It is very stressful. Every time I get a call from (another) farm, we expect a bad message. In fact, it will cost me well. We are very concerned about business.”
Its agricultural activities contain 5500 hectares of fields, including corn, soybeans and wheat, mainly as a food for dairy cows, which are all its agricultural business.
The farm is a family business founded by Martin’s father 30 years ago. They are looking at more and more nerves how the virus has destroyed other farms in the region.
“Sorry for the victims,” says Marian Jahumenskke, a farmer and general director of exploitation. “One of the affected farms belongs to the same association of the peasantry, like us. I imagine the tragedy that survived them. I am deeply identified with the people who built and take care of their herds. This is a great effort and many years of work.”
Martin continues that “all farmers are economically affected by the current situation, because they have to spend a lot of money on disinfectants and all kinds of life protection activities.” “So, first, the government must refund the money and help them to compensate for those expenses. In the case of farms where they have to kill all animals, they have to pay back these losses, because without them, the government’s help, without the help of the EU, these farms cannot be re -operated.”
Some border steps between Austria and Hungary have been closed for the spread of the Abhosa fever virus. Others are very closely controlled between Slovakia and neighboring countries between the Hungary and the Czech Republic.
Since the onset of the crisis, the Olomok State Veterinary Institute in the Czech Republic has a two -time milk samples of 57 farms from the affected area of Slovakia twice a week.
These analyzes are very important to control the spread of EU disease.
John Bartey explains that the virus is disastrous to animals and agricultural production, but it usually does not affect the people: “If the milk and maturity process underneath the pasteurization, the meat, especially the rear heat treatment, will not be safe and risk of consumer’s health.”
Is Europe ready to avoid the spread of the virus through its open borders and its common market?
“European cooperation is at a good level,” says Barto. “The veterinary authorities of each member states have a rapid warning system immediately. There is a barrier strategy in the EU, but each country must convert it to specific geographical or climate conditions, local resources or attributes of their farms. For example, it has a difference with 10,000 cattle or an exploitation with five goes.
The European Commission has remembered the affected member states, and emergency measures must be constantly changed to the evolution of the epidemic.