The Confédération Paysanne is mobilizing for Isère breeders. The agricultural union submitted a motion to the Isère Chamber of Agriculture this Thursday, November 21, a motion aimed at more quickly supporting breeders who have been hit hard by bluetongue since last August. An epidemic which caused enormous damage in the department; out of the 1,200 farms in the department, the union estimates that a thousand of them were affected, with losses between 30 and 40% of livestock.
“A necessary motion”
Maud Charat is a cattle and goat breeder in Saint-Aupre, near Voiron, and representative of the union in Isère. For her, this motion is to protect as much as possible the breeders who have suffered this damage. “The idea is to request an advance lump sum payment, payable in the first half of 2025” she explains. For the breeder, this motion also aims to request real research work. “Research work on culicoides, to understand how this disease works, how it is transmitted” she concludes.
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Vincent Gilbert breeds sheep, goats, chickens and pigs in Saint-Pierre de Chartreuse. He lost 65 ewes and lambs, out of 240 animals. For him, this loss amounts to around 35,000 euros. Vaccination is highlighted to be able to limit the damage. However, he does not support her.
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“The watchword is to vaccinate at all costs, however, there are plenty of situations in which we cannot vaccinate.” he declares. “We are not supposed to vaccinate animals in incubation, nor sick or rutting animals.” he concludes. The Confédération Paysanne hopes that the demands will be able to reach the Ministry of Agriculture fairly quickly, before the end of the first quarter of 2025.
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