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"We must save the rabbit industry" Faced with this health threat, the government has implemented a strategy to fight against viral haemorrhagic fever in rabbits at a total cost of 170 million CFA francs in order to eradicate "the disease essentially through the emergency stamping out of all susceptible animals in the outbreak and protection zones and the strengthening of epidemiological surveillance throughout the national territory and the vaccination of breeding animals ”.
The rabbit breeder in Bingerville, in the suburbs of Abidjan, is gripped by despair following the outbreak of a rabbit hemorrhagic fever epizootic in the Ivorian economic capital.
It is a sector that feeds her man, and many Ivorians have had to get involved in this activity and give up quickly because there are a lot of difficulties, "he notes.
These threats have been confirmed by the National Agricultural Development Support Laboratory (LANADA), following massive rabbit mortalities observed since January 2021 in farms in the municipalities of Port-Bouët and Anyama, de Bingerville, Songon, d'Adzopé and Yopougon, ”Coulibaly told the press.
At a cabinet meeting, Ivorian government spokesperson Amadou Coulibaly announced the outbreak of rabbit hemorrhagic fever in Greater Abidjan.
"Let them take us into consideration, check the quality of the feed that the breeders pay to give to the rabbits, check the sanitary conditions, otherwise we will end up in the streets like the others." "You are going to share millions with the breeders, but if there are no more rabbits, that means the industry is gone.
According to him, this situation has plunged many rabbit farmers into despair.
Djamal AKINBOLA "I had a herd of 55 breeders, today I have six females and one male left.
The breeder calls on the state to take the actors into consideration.
“Since 2016, our country has experienced recurring health threats due to epizootics of rabbit viral hemorrhagic fever.
At the moment, I have no hope..
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