Residents of Mesotopos village on Lesbos island have blocked roads, demanding the immediate implementation of a universal vaccination program for all sheep and goats in the region.

Morocco has launched a new phase of financial support for livestock farmers, which follows a nationwide verification process aimed at ensuring the preservation of female sheep and goats crucial for breeding.

Despite restrictions imposed by the Model Code of Conduct, a cattle market (shandy) in Manapparai, India, reported record sales of sheep and goats.

The next two months are considered critical, stresses the Ministry of Rural Development – The special action plan until Easter The post Smallpox in sheep and goats: alert ahead of Easter, zero…

Starting this year, subsidies for sheep and goats in Greece will be conditional on the mandatory placement of an intragastric bolus, according to the Ministry of Rural Development and Food. Only animals with these boluses will be eligible for the agricultural aid.

The General Directorate of Veterinary Medicine in Greece's Ministry of Rural Development and Food has issued clarifications regarding protection zones and movement restrictions for sheep and goats in areas affected by smallpox outbreaks.

Kosovo's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development, in coordination with the Food and Veterinary Agency, has imposed an indefinite ban on the import of sheep and goats from all of Albania due to a reported plague outbreak. The measure aims to prevent the spread of the disease.

Cyprus has completed culling operations at all 49 foot-and-mouth infected livestock units across the island, with authorities reporting no new cases and high vaccination rates. Farmers, however, continue to battle difficult conditions and illegal animal movements.

Veterinary Services and police in Tseri, Cyprus, are investigating a large number of sheep and goats found at a livestock unit, suspecting an illegal transfer aimed at avoiding the animals' destruction.

A fresh case of foot and mouth disease was detected in the Larnaca district village of Dromolaxia on Tuesday afternoon. The case was found on a farm which houses 110 sheep and goats.

Livestock farmers from across Cyprus gathered in Oroklini, blocking roads in an effort to stop the culling of sheep and goats at a colleague's unit, protesting the severe outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the Larnaca district.

Cyprus is increasing its efforts to cull sheep and goats, likely in response to an animal disease outbreak.

Cyprus's veterinary service confirmed two new cases of foot-and-mouth disease in Dromolaxia, bringing the total number of affected units to 54 across Larnaca and Nicosia. The latest infections involve small groups of sheep and goats.

Over 480,000 sheep and goats have been culled in central and northern Greece from August 2024 to early March due to a pox pandemic, putting significant pressure on the country's feta cheese production and raising concerns for the traditional industry.

A second outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed in a livestock unit in Pelopi, affecting approximately 250 sheep and goats and 15 cattle, all of which will be immediately culled.

Στη σύλληψη τριών ατόμων για ζωοκλοπή, προχώρησαν χθες (16.03.2026) το πρωί στο Ρέθυμνο αστυνομικές δυνάμεις για την καταπολέμηση των αγροζημιών.

Starting this year, subsidies for sheep and goats in Greece will require the animals to have an intra-rumen bolus, according to information from the Ministry of Rural Development and Food.

Authorities in Larnaca, Cyprus, have culled approximately 1,300 sheep and goats in Aradippou and Livadia due to a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, with plans to cull an additional 2,700 as containment efforts continue.