World Organization for animal health confirmed foot and mouth disease in Shandong Province, Jiangsu Province, China
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Last Update: 2005-05-17
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Source: Internet
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Lead: Shanghai, May 15 (Reuters) - China has confirmed the latest two outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, the world organization for animal health (OIE) said on its official website According to Jia Youling, director of the Veterinary Bureau of the Ministry of agriculture of China, OIE confirmed two FMD outbreaks in Shandong and Jiangsu at the end of April According to the report, 15 cases of foot-and-mouth disease were found in Huishan County, Wuxi, Jiangsu Province, and 183 cattle were destroyed In addition, 17 cases of foot-and-mouth disease were found in Daiyue County, Tai'an, Shandong Province, and 40 cattle were destroyed Before that, China has not confirmed the existence of foot-and-mouth disease, which can cause weight loss of cattle and pigs An official Chinese media said last week that foot-and-mouth disease occurs almost every year in China, and the government is establishing a reporting system Domestic soybean meal prices for feedstuffs have been weak recently due to traders' concerns about foot-and-mouth disease A leader of an oil mill in southern China told reporters last week that this year's pig disease is worse than last year's.
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