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Foot and mouth block cattle exhibition at ZITF
28 Apr 2016 at 12:00hrs | Views
Bulawayo Show Society Vice Chairman Richards Wakefield has said foot and mouth outbreak has again forced cancellation of cattle exhibition at the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair.
Wakefield told farmers and government officials during a meeting on Thursday morning.
Last year, exhibition was also affects by the outbreak which claimed thousands of cattle countrywide.
Agriculture deputy minister Paddy Zhanda said Government has spent nearly $6 million in dealing with foot and mouth.
The country run out of money to vaccinate millions of domestic animals to curb the spread of Foot and Mouth.
At the time Government veterinarians had vaccinated 410,000 cattle against FMD at a cost of about $2 per head.
Foot and mouth is a highly contagious and often fatal disease that affects domestic livestock such as cattle, pigs, goats and sheep and can be transmitted from wild buffalo.
Wakefield told farmers and government officials during a meeting on Thursday morning.
Last year, exhibition was also affects by the outbreak which claimed thousands of cattle countrywide.
Agriculture deputy minister Paddy Zhanda said Government has spent nearly $6 million in dealing with foot and mouth.
The country run out of money to vaccinate millions of domestic animals to curb the spread of Foot and Mouth.
At the time Government veterinarians had vaccinated 410,000 cattle against FMD at a cost of about $2 per head.
Foot and mouth is a highly contagious and often fatal disease that affects domestic livestock such as cattle, pigs, goats and sheep and can be transmitted from wild buffalo.
Source - Byo24News
