#livestock

Livestock farmers are prepared to march on the presidential palace on Friday as frustration grows over the government’s handling of the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. The farmers demand an immediate ...

It is impossible not to feel sympathy for the livestock farmers who are seeing everything they have worked for – their livelihoods – destroyed by foot and mouth disease. It is also ...

Livestock farmers on Tuesday set out a proposal to restart production following the foot and mouth disease outbreak after reaching an understanding with Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou during talks held ...

More than €35.6 million will be allocated to compensate and support livestock farmers affected by the foot and mouth disease outbreak. Announced by the veterinary services on Friday, the package came ...

Tensions between livestock farmers and the agriculture ministry continued on Tuesday following a discussion on compensation measures linked to the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak. The meeting, held at the ministry with ...

Poor biosafety practices regarding the movement of animals are behind the spread of foot-and-mouth disease into new areas, special scientific committee head Stavros Malas said on Monday. Attending a meeting ...

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, ...

Three new cases of foot-and-mouth disease were confirmed in Dromolaxia on Monday afternoon, the agriculture ministry reported on Tuesday. The cases were detected through laboratory testing and are located within ...

The government is standing by all those affected by the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak and “together we will find the best solutions for those people and our country”, President Nikos Christodoulides ...

Burials of livestock culled in the aftermath of an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the Larnaca district have begun, Aradippou mayor Christodoulos Partou said on Saturday. “Work began ...

The cabinet on Wednesday approved funds amounting to €1.15 million for the implementation of a programme monitoring greenhouse gas emissions from Cypriot livestock farming. “The programme is expected to contribute substantially ...

Farmers in Greece face the risk of a nationwide ban on the movement of goat and sheep if veterinarians and stockbreeders don’t step up health checks and hygiene measures ...

Police on Monday are investigating an overnight fire that destroyed machinery at a livestock facility in Dromolaxia, Larnaca, believed to be the home where five children last week reported they ...

Two men, aged 42 and 22, were remanded on Monday by the Paphos district court after they were arrested on Sunday for alleged livestock theft. The case was reported to police at ...

An action plan will be drawn up within the next month to implement lasting solutions to the long-standing problems caused by livestock facilities, most notably complaints of foul smells. That ...

Organic crops and livestock in Cyprus have recorded a huge growth in 2020 compared to 10 years ago, according to the results of the census of agricultural and livestock holdings published by ...

The cabinet has approved state aid proposed by the agriculture ministry addressed to cattle, poultry, pig and rabbit breeders affected by the pandemic fallout. The aid will be disbursed via ...

Grain importers and livestock breeders have sounded the alarm over a surge in prices following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as Akel called on the government to import grains directly ...