In the Astrakhan region, cattle are being culled en masse due to a "particularly dangerous disease"

However, the ministry did not name the disease in question.

"On February 26, a particularly dangerous disease was discovered in the village of Sakhma in the Volodarsky District. The results of the examination also showed signs of the disease on a private farm adjacent to the village . Currently, the process of disposing of livestock in the outbreak area is underway. When livestock is seized, each resident is paid 189 rubles per kilogram of live weight of cattle," the report says.

According to the regional Ministry of Agriculture, more than 60 animals have already been confiscated. There are three sanitary checkpoints in the village, which treat the wheels of passing cars with a special agent.