Farmers object as animals not to be imported to replace stock lost to FMD

Livestock farmers objected on Tuesday on hearing that the government is leaning toward local herds to replenish the animal stock destroyed amid measures taken to contain the spread of foot and mouth (FMD) disease.

In parliament, agriculture ministry permanent secretary Andreas Gregoriou said the government had initially considered importing animals from abroad to replace the around 10 per cent of the animal stock culled....