Irkutsk Governor Announces Higher Compensations for Livestock Owners
In the Irkutsk region, owners of livestock seized due to an outbreak of infectious nodular dermatitis will be paid 304 rubles for each kilogram of live cow weight, the governor announced.
Consensus
- The governor of Irkutsk Oblast, Igor Kobzey, announced compensation payments for livestock owners whose animals were slaughtered due to a nodular dermatitis outbreak.
- Compensation for cattle is set at 304 rubles per kilogram of live weight, which is above market price.
- For a cow weighing 450 kg, the compensation will be 136,800 rubles.
- Compensation for small ruminants is 308 rubles per kilogram of live weight.
- Compensation for pigs is 250 rubles per kilogram of live weight.
- A special coefficient applies to piglets under six months old.
- Each family in the Oeksky Administrative District, where a state of emergency is in effect, will receive 15,000 rubles.
- The outbreak was caused by the illegal import of livestock.
- As of September 8, 21 infection foci were identified.
- A total of 146 animals are to be slaughtered, including 14 cows and 5 pigs already removed.
- A disposal site located 3 km from the village of Butyrki was chosen to ensure that smoke from burning does not reach residential areas.
- The disposal site will be rehabilitated and reforested with the involvement of specialists from Irkutsk State Agrarian University.
Points of divergence
- For small ruminants, compensation is equal to market price, with no mention of it being above market price. — vesti
- The compensation for pigs is 250 rubles, with the regional fund contributing 225 rubles and municipal authorities adding the rest. — kommersant
- The compensation for pigs is 190 rubles per kilogram, with municipal authorities adding approximately 30% (about 60 rubles), resulting in a total of 250 rubles. — tg_varlamov_news
- The regional fund contributes 224.6 rubles per kilogram for cattle, with the rest added by the municipal authority. — vesti
- The regional fund contributes 225 rubles per kilogram for cattle. — vm
- The regional fund contributes 225 rubles for cattle, with municipal authorities adding the rest. — kommersant
- The regional fund contributes 225 rubles, and municipal authorities add about 30% of the total for pigs. — tg_varlamov_news
Coverage (4 sources)
- Irkutsk Governor Kozhev promised increased compensation for owners of slaughtered livestock — Вечерняя Москва
- Authorities of Priagnarya promised increased payments for cattle removed due to dermatitis — Вести
- Residents of Irkutsk region will receive compensation for killed livestock — Коммерсантъ
- In Irkutsk region, livestock owners whose animals were seized due to an outbreak of infectious nodular dermatitis will receive 304 rubles... — Varlamov News