Native breeds of cattle, horses, and dogs were presented at a national fair.

Native breeds of cattle, horses, and dogs were presented at a national fair, but due to the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic, sheep and goat herds were not included.

Indigenous breeds of cattle, horses, and dogs were presented at the XX National Fair for the Preservation of Local Bulgarian Agricultural Animal Breeds, which took place in the "Panitsi" area near Kalofer, reported the Bulgarian Telegraph Agency. The event was organized by the Organization of Breeders of Indigenous Sheep Breeds in Bulgaria (ORAPB) and was held under the patronage of the Minister of Agriculture and Food Georgi Tahov and the Executive Agency for Selection and Reproduction in Animal Husbandry (EASR). Due to the complex epidemiological situation and measures against the spread of lumpy skin disease in ruminants, flocks of sheep and goats were not included in the fair this year, announced Rumen Stoyanov, chairman of ORAPB. Stoyanov reported that one of the flocks in the organization had been culled due to the disease. According to him, the main task at the moment is the vaccination of animals, but the industry is divided, and some processors do not want this. He ...