In a publication posted on its website this Tuesday, the Groupement de Défense Sanitaire (GDS) Corse announces that a first case of bovine besnoitiosis, also known as elephant skin disease, has recently been officially detected in South Corsica. Transmitted mainly by picker insects, this parasitic disease can have serious consequences on livestock farms. It has been worrying breeders for several years on the continent. If its name is still littl…
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In a publication posted on its website this Tuesday, the Groupement de Défense Sanitaire (GDS) Corse announces that a first case of bovine besnoitiosis, also known as elephant skin disease, has recently been officially detected in South Corsica. Transmitted mainly by picker insects, this parasitic disease can have serious consequences on livestock farms. It has been worrying breeders for several years on the continent. If its name is still littl…