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Namibia: Buffaloes Test Positive for Foot and Mouth

(AllAfrica.com) TESTS have confirmed that the two buffaloes recently destroyed in the Otjozondjupa Region were carriers of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). Dr Cleophas Bamhare, Director of Veterinary Services, yesterday confirmed that local and international test results

September 7, 2011
| Filed under Africa and Agriculture
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Foot-and-mouth disease found in cattle in Tibet

(China Daily) BEIJING – Cattle in southwest Tibet autonomous region were found with foot-and-mouth disease, the country's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) said Monday. The virus was detected in 233 cattle in Gyaca county of Shannan Prefecture in Tibet on August 31,

September 6, 2011
| Filed under Asia/Pacific, South Asia, and Agriculture
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South Korean FMD Outbreak Heightens Intern in Needle-Free Injection

(Farmscape Online) The regional marketing and technical support manager with AcuShot says the foot and mouth disease outbreak in South Korea has heightened the level of interest in needle free injection technology. Needle-free injection uses high velocity and pressure to …

September 6, 2011
| Filed under Asia/Pacific and Agriculture
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FMD vaccine plan doubts

(The Scottish Farmer) BEEF PRODUCERS are not convinced by the arguments for adding vaccination to Scotland's foot-and-mouth emergency plan. According to the Scottish Beef Cattle Association, farmers now need to consider in much more detail the “pros and cons” of any …

September 2, 2011
| Filed under Europe and Agriculture
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Wisconsin’s homeland security spending falls sharply

(WisconsinWatch.org) The lack of funding for agricultural security doesn't necessarily match the risk, as the industry is one of the few sectors to recently sustain an attack that some consider an act of agro-terrorism. In 1996, police in Berlin, located 20 miles west of …