#foot and mouth disease

The veterinary services confirmed on Wednesday that seven additional livestock units have tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease, authorities said Wednesday, pushing the total number of infected farms to 66 as containment ...

As Cyprus’ livestock sector is still reeling from the foot and mouth outbreak that saw over 30,000 animals culled, state services are at odds over a solution which is rapidly turning ...

Foot and mouth disease has been identified at five additional farms, authorities said on Tuesday, bringing the total number of infected farming units to 59. Three of the new cases were ...

Farmers on Tuesday called for immediate compensation and realistic solutions for replacing their livestock after over 30,000 animals have been lost to culling. Chairman of Panagrotiki farming union Christos Papapetrou said ...

Two new cases of foot-and-mouth disease in Dromolaxia were confirmed by the veterinary service on Monday, bringing the total number of affected units to 54 across Larnaca and Nicosia. The latest ...

A new incidence of foot and mouth disease was reported on Friday at a cattle farm in Yeri, within the Nicosia containment zone, while tracing and sampling continue. The Veterinary ...

A new instance of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) was detected on Thursday, bringing the total number of affected farming units to 50. According to the veterinary services, the latest affected farming unit ...

The foot-and-mouth outbreak is said to be at a critical juncture, with Easter just a fortnight away, the veterinary association and farmers said on Monday. Culling has finished at farms ...

A €340,000 support scheme aimed at assisting pig farmers affected by restrictions linked to foot and mouth disease has been approved by the council of ministers, the agriculture ministry said on ...

All animals that tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease at a farm in Livadia were killed, the agriculture ministry confirmed on Sunday. The ministry further assured that vaccination efforts are ongoing, ...

Approximately 50 animals were discovered by veterinary officers in a livestock unit in Larnaca, with the farmer declining to permit the officers to proceed with their slaughter resulting in a standoff ...

The veterinary services on Saturday closed 11 livestock units operating in the buffer zone in Pergamos over concerns of a further spreading of the foot-and-mouth disease. Speaking to CyBC, director general ...

A website on foot-and-mouth disease was launched on Friday to inform farmers, producers and the general public on the disease, measures in force, biosecurity guidelines and contact numbers for reporting ...

Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot political parties on Thursday called for stronger cooperation and the reinforcement of joint mechanisms to protect the environment and public health, amid the ongoing foot-and-mouth ...

Authorities confirmed three new cases of foot and mouth disease within the infected zone in the Dromolaxia-Meneou area of Larnaca, bringing the total number of affected units to 49, officials said ...

A new case of foot and mouth disease has been detected in a small sheep and goat unit in Dromolaxia, bringing the total number of affected livestock farms to 46, veterinary ...

The Easter spread can go ahead as planned and any scaremongering is annulled by the market itself, Cyprus Supermarket Association executive secretary Andreas Hadjiadamou said on Tuesday. Hadjiadamou told the ...

The British Bases on Tuesday confirmed they are fully aligned with measures introduced by the Republic to tackle the recent outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the Larnaca district. ...

A new case of foot and mouth disease has been identified in a sheep and goat unit within the infected zone in Geri, authorities said on Monday. According to the ...

The European Commission has reiterated that culling remains the primary response to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, while confirming that limited exceptions may be applied under strict conditions. In a statement ...

Authorities are investigating four cases of illegal animal movements involving a total of 283 goats, sheep and cattle, the Veterinary Services said on Sunday. According to a statement, the cases involved 100 ...

Although authorities are cautiously confident that foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) can be contained, they’ve also stressed that strict adherence to the measures is a must. Any loosening up in containment ...

Concerns over the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease have sparked debate in Cyprus over whether blanket culling policies could place the island’s native cattle – also known as the red cow ...

It is impossible not to feel sympathy for the livestock farmers, who are faced with financial ruin as a result of the rapid spread of foot and mouth (FMD) disease ...