Cattle dermatitis: A hard line on mandatory vaccinations has prompted growing protests from farmers.

The atmosphere is one of barricades. This was evident—if there was still any need—from the tone of the protests that emerged in Nuoro, Benetutti, Macomer, and all the other towns in Sardinia where meetings were held yesterday with farmers called upon to facilitate the vaccination campaign against bovine dermatitis . Many farmers —especially those in areas outside the red zone of Nuoro and the Padru and Benetutti areas, where the disease has not been detected— have announced that they will not vaccinate their cattle . But, just hours after the start of the inoculations, what is emerging is the unspoken perplexity of many local veterinarians, so much so that Health Councilor Armando Bartolazzi has already announced "disciplinary measures" for any rebels .

It will be a widespread vaccination campaign, with 300,000 doses distributed across the entire region , right down to the last cow grazing unaware and perfectly healthy in the pastures of Gennargentu and Supramonte. This is one of the most controversial aspects.

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