Question 13281 — breeding

Summary

Mr. Christian Girard draws the attention of the Minister of Agriculture, Agri-Food and Food Sovereignty to the threat that the potential reappearance of sheep sheep would represent for the sheep and goat industry in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and more broadly the PACA region. In this department where breeding constitutes the second agricultural orientation, one farm in four is specialized in sheep production or goats and the Sisteron slaughterhouse - the largest in France - plays a structuring role for the entire sector. Already weakened by lupine predation and the circulation of diseases such as bluetongue, lower Alpine breeders remain particularly vulnerable. Sheep disease is a highly contagious viral disease that affects sheep and goats and, although not transmissible to humans, causes fever, severe skin lesions and, in its peracute form, rapid mortality. Although it has not been observed in France since 1964, numerous outbreaks have been reported since 2025 in Greece as well as at the borders of the European Union, posing a real risk of introduction into the territory. The consequences of such contamination would be dramatic: slaughter of entire herds, movement restrictions, disorganization of the sector and major economic losses. While French livestock farms have already been hit hard by bovine lumpy skin disease and by FCO, it appears essential to anticipate any risk of the spread of lumpy skin disease, particularly in the Southern Alps, which have so far been spared. Also, he wishes to know what measures it intends to implement to prevent the introduction of this disease into the national territory. and whether sufficient resources - particularly in terms of preventive vaccination - will be mobilized in order to effectively protect sheep and goat farms.

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