Cyprus Completes Culling Operations for Foot-and-Mouth Disease Amid Farmer Challenges
Cyprus has completed culling operations at all 49 foot-and-mouth infected livestock units across the island, with authorities reporting no new cases and high vaccination rates. Farmers, however, continue to battle difficult conditions and illegal animal movements.
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All positive animals culled in Livadia as foot-and-mouth disease contained
All animals that tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease at a farm in Livadia were killed, the agriculture ministry confirmed on Sunday, with no new cases have been detected. Tensions arose at the farm on Saturday when officers discovered around 50 animals in a unit where previous culls had been carried out and the farmer initially […]
Read full article →All 49 foot-and-mouth units cleared as illegal movements and muddy conditions plague farmers
Cyprus has completed culling operations at all 49 foot-and-mouth infected livestock units across the island, the Veterinary Services announced, as farmers battle increasingly desperate conditions inside facilities turned to mud by heavy rainfall. Nearly 30,000 animals have been lost to the outbreak. According to figures released up to 27 March, 28,516 sheep and goats and […]
By Angelos Nicolaou
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