#foot and mouth disease

Seven farmers have yet to receive full compensation for losses caused by this year’s foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak, while delays have also been reported in restocking affected farms, head ...

More than 100 livestock farms where animals were culled as a result of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak have already received compensation, Agriculture Minister Christos Senekis said on Wednesday. Speaking to CyBC, ...

There have been no further confirmed cases of foot and mouth disease (FMD), the veterinary association told the Cyprus Mail on Monday, describing the overall situation as stable. “We have ...

Three farmers were taken to a police station for statements on Wednesday after a group of breeders blocked the entrance to the Veterinary Services headquarters in Nicosia, demanding payment of ...

Cyprus’ foot-and-mouth disease outbreak is now under control, and the epidemic is in decline, with all but two livestock units testing negative as surveillance continues across the island, a senior ...

Two suspected cases of foot and mouth disease (FMD) are under investigation following initial positive results pending confirmation, head of the veterinary association Demetris Epaminondas said on Wednesday. “There are ...

Authorities on Monday said two more farming units may have been infected with foot and mouth disease(FMD), with confirmation pending. The two suspected farming units are located in Pentakomo, ...

Up to 33,000 healthy piglets will be slaughtered under a government support scheme aimed at preventing the collapse of Cyprus’ pig farming sector after an export ban left producers facing a ...

The government on Wednesday approved the allocation of €1.65 million worth of funding for pig farmers whose animals were culled in response to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease earlier ...

The cabinet approved an extra €6.35 million for livestock farmers affected by foot and mouth disease on Wednesday. Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou stated the government is committed to supporting the sector’...

Livestock farmers objected on Tuesday on hearing that the government is leaning toward local herds to replenish the animal stock destroyed amid measures taken to contain the spread of foot ...

The agriculture ministry has confirmed that it has received a new request for additional financial support from the Union of Sheep and Goat Producers’ Groups and said the matter will ...

A request for emergency financial support due to the foot-and-mouth crisis has been made to the agriculture minister from groups representing sheep and goat producers. In a letter to minister ...

A new digital system for managing movement permits related to foot and mouth disease restrictions has been introduced by the veterinary services, aimed at replacing paper-based procedures with electronic applications ...

The situation regarding the outbreak of the foot and mouth disease (FMD) remains stable, with vaccinations ongoing and no new cases detected, veterinary association chairman Demetris Epaminondas said on Saturday. “...

All samples examined so far in connection with the recent foot-and-mouth disease outbreak have returned negative results, a member of the government’s epidemiological team said on Monday, raising hopes ...

Every day, Sotiris Kadis still drives out to his farm. He unlocks the gates, walks through the yard and sits for a while among the empty pens where hundreds of ...

Farmers are to confront the agriculture ministry on Monday after a cabinet decision to allocate an additional 3.5 million cubic metres of water for irrigation failed to ease concerns over shortages. ...

No positive cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) have been detected during ongoing testing in the restriction zones, particularly around Pachna, while vaccinations are set to resume next week, members of ...

A total of 121 livestock units have now been affected by foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), following the confirmation of a new case announced on Wednesday. Second-dose vaccination coverage currently stands at 84 per ...

A livestock unit within the infected zone in Mammari has tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease, the Veterinary Services announced on Wednesday evening. According to the authorities, the affected holding is ...

The state is continuing “to find loopholes” to avoid compensation payments for foot and mouth (FMD) affected livestock units, the Voice for Livestock Breeders association claimed on Wednesday. “It’s ...

No new cases of foot and mouth disease (FMD) have been detected so far, veterinary association chairman Demetris Epaminondas said on Tuesday. “So far, we haven’t had any positive ...

Almost all pending culling of animals from farms on which foot and mouth disease was detected has been completed, the agriculture ministry said on Saturday. It said that around 6,650 animals ...