FMD spreads to over 100 farms, third pig unit hit
A third pig farm has tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), authorities said on Tuesday as the number of infected farming units rose to over a hundred.
The disease has ...
Over 100 farms now infected with foot and mouth disease
The total number of farms infected with foot and mouth disease in Cyprus has now risen to 101, the veterinary services department said on Saturday.
It said that following the latest ...
Culling underway at Palaiometocho pig unit after FMD outbreak
Culling of pigs has begun at the first pig unit confirmed to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the Palaiometocho area, Veterinary Services spokeswoman Sotiria Georgiadou said on Friday, ...
First reported case of FMD on a pig farm
The first reported case of foot and mouth disease in a pig farm was reported in Paliometochos in the Nicosia district on Wednesday, bringing the total number of infected livestock ...
Pafos Zoo welcomes litter of Vietnamese pot-bellied piglets
What has been described as “a joyful addition” has arrived at Pafos Zoo as one of its Vietnamese pot-bellied sows has given birth to a litter of four piglets.
After ...
Meniko pigs were ‘farm mismanagement, not animal welfare’
The veterinary service said on Tuesday that no complaints had been received over pigs dumped in the Nicosia village of Meniko last week.
On Saturday, the Green Party claimed it ...
‘No risk of contaminated meat on market’ after pigs dumped
There is no risk of contaminated meat ending up on the market, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Sunday after dead animals were found in Meniko last week.
“Our first ...