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On January 24, the government launched a call for candidates to fight against veterinary deserts. Illustration in the west of the Orne, where in twenty years, seven firms have closed their doors in this sector.
Without a glance for the campaign which parades, Frédéric Lallet swallows the kilometers, 200 per day on average. In twenty years, seven rural practices have closed in the west of the Orne. He took over their patient care and since then his working conditions have changed. “The time spent on the road (…) to go see a farm, for an hour, I don’t work, I don’t have enormous profitability”, he explains. On the field, the minutes are counted.
Marie Spick, breeder, found herself on her own, without a veterinarian, for many months, to care for Ouistreham, her Normandy cow. She saw the professionals leave one by one this isolated canton where she grew up. After the emergency care, Frédéric Lallet has an appointment for a blood test on young calves, an obligatory act which further lengthens his working day. A dramatic situation for operators, forced to improvise veterinarians. At the Nantes school (Loire-Atlantique), one of the four establishments in France, we are trying to attract more and more young graduates. Once trained, they should have no trouble finding employment in the sector. An important issue to reduce tension in the countryside.