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Russia's Novosibirsk region declares cattle disease emergency as culls spark farmer protests
The emergency follows 5 pasteurellosis and 42 rabies outbreaks; small farmers protest culling measures which mainly affected their livestock, while compensation processes begin.
- Russia's Siberian Novosibirsk region declared a state of emergency on March 17 to contain pasteurellosis and rabies outbreaks, triggering protests from small farmers over forced livestock culling.
- Officials identified five pasteurellosis and 42 rabies outbreaks in the region, prompting containment measures; however, many farmers claimed they were unaware and argued pasteurellosis can be treated with antibiotics without culling.
- In a viral video, local farmer Svetlana Panina confronted Agriculture Minister Andrei Shindelov to resist seizure of 200 head of cattle, as social media reports show thousands of animals being burned to contain disease.
- Regional authorities are processing compensation for culled livestock, though farmers expressed frustration that small farms bore the brunt of measures while larger agricultural enterprises were largely spared from seizures.
- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that "a fast reaction is needed," adding affected regions coordinated with Moscow; other Siberian regions report smaller outbreaks or heightened alerts.
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Russia's Novosibirsk region declares cattle disease emergency as culls spark farmer protests
Russia's Siberian Novosibirsk region has declared a state of emergency to tackle a cattle disease outbreak after weeks of forced removals for culling triggered protests by small farmers who say the measures threatened their livelihoods.
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Veterinarians in the Novosibirsk region are monitoring the beef situation amid an epidemic of infections among livestock.
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