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Anthrax reports yet to dent cattle trade

(The Observer) A suspected outbreak of anthrax in the Western district of Sheema is being treated as a false alarm, with traders in cattle products saying their businesses have not suffered even a dent from the reports. News that anthrax had hit Sheema, …

November 21, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Agriculture, and Policy & Initiatives
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Felixstowe: Company fined after bodily fluids from sheep skins leak …

(East Anglian Daily Times) The liquid which could leak onto the highway could potentially spread livestock diseases, such as Foot and Mouth, over a very wide area. “Disease outbreaks can have a major impact on the farming community and the UK as a whole. …

November 21, 2011
| Filed under Europe, Agriculture, and International
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Bakgatla, govt trade spats over vet gate affair

(Mmegi Online) In what appeared like a stage-managed show, a government spokesman issued a public statement two days later saying government was concerned that Kgosi Kgafela may have compromised the campaign against the spread of foot and mouth disease. …

November 21, 2011
| Filed under Africa, Agriculture, and Policy & Initiatives
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ELISA training by FAO

(Pakistan Observer) Chancellor of the US Embassy in Pakistan, Islamabad assured maximum support of US Government for improving capacity of livestock sector of Pakistan in terms of diagnosis and control of animal disease including Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). …

November 18, 2011
| Filed under South Asia, Agriculture, Biosafety, Biotechnology, International, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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UN warns of staple crop virus ‘epidemic’

(BBC News) UN scientists are warning that a virus attacking the cassava plant is nearing an epidemic in parts of Africa. Cassava is one of the world’s most important crops providing up to a third of the calorie intake for many people. The food and agriculture organisation of the UN says the situation is urgent Read More »