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Over 900 pigs culled in foot-and-mouth outbreak
Mar 28,2018
Foot-and-mouth disease has struck a pig farm near Seoul, officials confirmed Tuesday, leading quarantine officials to slaughter more than 900 animals.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Tuesday that a rare A-type virus form of the disease was found in Gimpo, 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) northwest from the capital city.
The farm on Monday reported a suspected case, and the sick pig tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease.
Following the initial test, quarantine officials limited the movement of animals and livestock breeders in the nearby region for 48 hours and culled over 900 pigs at the affected farm as preventive measures, the ministry said.
It is the first time that the nation has confirmed a swine foot-and-mouth disease case with the rare A virus type...
Over 900 pigs culled in foot-and-mouth outbreak
Mar 28,2018
Foot-and-mouth disease has struck a pig farm near Seoul, officials confirmed Tuesday, leading quarantine officials to slaughter more than 900 animals.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs said Tuesday that a rare A-type virus form of the disease was found in Gimpo, 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) northwest from the capital city.
The farm on Monday reported a suspected case, and the sick pig tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease.
Following the initial test, quarantine officials limited the movement of animals and livestock breeders in the nearby region for 48 hours and culled over 900 pigs at the affected farm as preventive measures, the ministry said.
It is the first time that the nation has confirmed a swine foot-and-mouth disease case with the rare A virus type...
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