Emergency compensation as foot-and-mouth outbreak escalates

The government confirmed on Wednesday that compensation of about €4.5 million will be paid to farmers for the culling of roughly 13,000 animals affected by the rapid spread of foot-and-mouth disease. So far, infections have been confirmed in 11 livestock units in Livadia, Oroklini, Troulloi and Aradippou, prompting the culling of livestock in an effort […]