Question 13406 — breeding

Summary

Mrs Hélène Laporte questions the Minister of Agriculture, Agri-Food and Food Sovereignty on the continuation of the policy of financial support by the State for the vaccination of farms against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Having affected more than 5,200 farms and costing the State more than 1.5 billion euros, the HPAI epizootic which affected French poultry farms from 2021 has had very serious consequences on the poultry farming sectors in several regions. These consequences were both direct and indirect, given the health choices made by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, whether measures to reduce density or containment of livestock farms. Many farms did not survive this crisis and others have not yet been able to recover from it fully. Since the summer of 2023, vaccines have been available in large numbers and a vaccination campaign for all farms has been carried out, allowing an end to the crisis. The State initially covered 85% of the cost of vaccination. Subsequently, this support was reduced to 70% in August 2024, then to 40% from October 2025 until September 30, 2026. The still existing existence of homes epizootics in the territory force breeders to continue vaccinating their livestock, in order to protect themselves against the risk of contamination. The total cost of this vaccination is high: for foie gras waterflies, around 1.50 euros per animal for the first two doses, to which are added 25 cents for a third dose, sometimes partially covered by the departmental councils. Under these conditions, a A further reduction in State coverage for vaccination would result in new additional costs which would inevitably lead to a drop in vaccination coverage of French livestock, opening the possibility of a new episode comparable to that of 2021-2023. Such a prospect would be catastrophic for France's food sovereignty and would have a cost to public finances far greater than that of currently assumed in a preventive logic by taking charge of vaccination. Also, it calls on it, following the representatives of the poultry farming sectors, to maintain the current rate of support after September 30, 2026 and to make a firm commitment today. She wants to know his position on this subject.

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