Three new foot-and-mouth cases hit Athienou as Cyprus culling toll nears 60,000

Three new foot-and-mouth disease cases emerged in Athienou on Wednesday, putting livestock farmers in one of Cyprus’s most important agricultural areas on high alert. The island’s total culling toll approached 60,000 animals and the EU extended trade restrictions to mid-June. The new cases were detected in goat and sheep units with a combined capacity of […]

By Angelos Nicolaou