Animal husbandry
70% Of Bulgarians Favor Banning Animal Cages In Farms
According to a sociological study by Market Links from 2023, just over two-thirds of Bulgarian citizens believe that Bulgaria should support the gradual cessation of industrial farming in cages in the EU, and more than half would vote for a politician who advocates this position.
Poultry Scandal: Imported Eggs Sold as Bulgarian Produce!
The poultry industry is grappling with a major concern: the relabelling of imported eggs and chicken meat, raising issues of authenticity and traceability within Bulgaria. Daniel Bozhankov, head of the Association of Industrial Poultry Breeding, highlighted this ongoing problem, stating that imported products are often repackaged and falsely presented as Bulgarian in the market network.
Only 30% of the Pork in Shops is Bulgarian
Only 30% of the pork we buy is produced in Bulgaria, according to statistics.
Producers warn that pig farming is threatened by mass bankruptcies because the purchase price of pork is lower than the price per kilogram of cucumbers, and the state is neglecting the sector.
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Academy to raise new generation of farmers
A "farmers' academy" is being established in order to increase the efficiency in agricultural production, increase the interest of young people in animal husbandry and raise conscious producers throughout Turkey.
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Govt to help pig farmers with almost EUR 1.9m
Ljubljana – The government will help Slovenian pig farmers with EUR 1.87 million in financial aid, to be paid out on 23 December, to cope with falling prices of pork and pigs and rising prices of fodder, the Government Communication Office (UKOM) said on Tuesday.
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Bulgarian Livestock Farmers Fear Bankruptcy as Electricity, Fuel and Fodder Prices Skyrocket
Bulgarian Livestock Farmers on Brink of Bankruptcy over Skyrocketing Electricity, Fodder Prices
Teacher becomes stockbreeder in rural farm
A kindergarten tutor in the Black Sea province of Samsun has left everything behind to make her father's dreams come true, becoming a stockbreeder with some 26 cattle.
"Life in the village is surely better than the one in cities," Merve Akbulut told Anadolu Agency.
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Greek mink farmers expected to raise production
Denmark's coronavirus-driven mink cull has put the fur business in a spin, with industry officials expecting fashion houses such as Louis Vuitton, Dior and Fendi to snap up fox and chinchilla to fill the gap.
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Humans infect animals at mink farms; mass culls avoided
Coronavirus cases have been spreading fast among workers at mink farms in the province of Western Macedonia, the hub of Greece's fur industry. Authorities believe it is the humans infecting the mink and not vice versa. So far, both authorities and owners agree that there should be no mass slaughter of animals as happened in Denmark.
Procession against Fur Farming in Sofia
Yesterday, about 200 people crossed the streets of Sofia between the Council of Ministers and the National Palace of Culture in the rhythm of drums, with posters and chants in support of banning valuable fur farms. The event also found strong support among artistic and fashion media.
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