UK bans import of German cattle

UK bans import of German cattle after foot-and-mouth case
Britain banned imports of cattle, pigs and sheep from Germany on Tuesday to prevent foot-and-mouth disease spreading to Britain, after a case was confirmed in Berlin last week. The government said that while there were no cases of the livestock disease in Britain at present,
Foot and mouth disease shows up in Germany for first time in 40 years
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) or hoof-and-mouth disease (HMD) is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that primarily affects even-toed
Foot-and-mouth disease found in Germany
Foot-and-mouth disease has been found in Germany in a herd of water buffalo in Hönow, Brandenburg, just outside Berlin. This is, reports Reuters, the first time the disease has been found in the country in almost 40 years.
German Meat Exports Face Disruption After Foot-And-Mouth Disease Case
Foot-and-mouth disease causes fever and mouth blisters in cloven-hoofed ruminants such as cattle, swine, sheep and goats and in past decades has required major slaughtering campai
UK bans import of cattle, pigs and sheep from Germany
Britain introduced an import ban on cattle, pigs and sheep from Germany to prevent the spread of Foot and Mouth disease, the government said in a statement on Tuesday. (Reporting by Sachin Ravikumar,
German Meat Exports Threatened by Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak
German meat exports are under threat following the first case of foot-and-mouth disease there in almost four decades, in another potential blow to the country’s producers.
Foot-and-mouth outbreak in Germany forces meat and dairy export ban
German meat and dairy products have been placed under international curbs after the country’s first outbreak in more than three decades of highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease. The EU’s biggest economy has lost its foot-and-mouth free status under World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) rules,
Case of foot-and-mouth disease alarms German livestock farmers
An outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) at a livestock farm outside of Berlin has raised alarm among farmers across the country, even as testing efforts have not yet turned up further cases of the disease.
Germany Races To Contain Foot-and-mouth Outbreak Amid Export Fears
Germany took further steps Monday to limit the potential spread of foot-and-mouth disease, as an outbreak of the virus threatened to hit the country's agricultural exports.

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