Slaughter and burn. A Khakassian village plans to cull all livestock due to lumpy skin disease. A state of emergency has been declared.

In the village Bograd 80 km from Abakan people are threatened take and burn All livestock: cows, pigs, goats, and horses. The cause is a widespread outbreak of what is believed to be lumpy skin disease.

There is no precise diagnosis yet, as there are no relevant specialists in the republic. Tests sent in Vladimir region and are now awaiting the results. For now, the village has imposed a quarantine for animals until approximately November 8th.

People were offered compensation. Cattle can be sold live for 159 rubles and meat for 345 rubles. Small cattle are sold for 128 rubles per kilogram live and 351 rubles per kilogram meat.

But residents gathered outside the local administration building and demanded that their livestock be spared, as for many, it's their only source of income. They also claim that healthy animals are also being slaughtered.

Lumpy skin disease is a highly contagious but harmless disease of livestock. Infected animals become covered in ulcers and die without proper treatment.

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