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Swiss cantons take precautionary measures against foot and mouth

Donnerstag, 15. März 2001
Bern – To prevent cases of foot and mouth disease from entering Switzerland, the individual cantons are doing all they can. Canton Bern retracted permission for the utilisation of food wastes and is calling for all sheep brought in from the EU since the summer of 2000 to undergo blood tests.
In canton Valais, traditional cow fights have been cancelled out of fear of foot and mouth. Cattle belonging to the Eringer breed, which are used in the tradition, are rare, and therefore more at risk, according to a press release from the Eringer Breeders Association.
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