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Ntungamo, Rukiga shut animal markets over FMD outbreak

Ntungamo, Rukiga shut animal markets over FMD outbreak

Security and veterinary officials have suspended animal and animal product markets in Ntungamo District following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in some parts of the district. The animal movement quarantine will also affect Rukiga District.The Ntungamo Resident District Commissioner

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Farmers Urged to Pay Shs8,000 FMD Vaccine Fee to Unlock Export Markets

Farmers Urged to Pay Shs8,000 FMD Vaccine Fee to Unlock Export Markets

Rose AdemunFarmers across Uganda have been urged to contribute Shs8,000 per animal towards Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccination, as government intensifies efforts to access lucrative international markets for livestock products.Dr. Rose Ademun, Commissioner for Animal Production

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Uganda to vaccinate 44.5 million animals against foot-and-mouth disease

Uganda to vaccinate 44.5 million animals against foot-and-mouth disease

Uganda has announced plans to vaccinate about 44.5 million animals against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in a nationwide exercise scheduled to start early next year, a government official said Tuesday.In a statement issued in Kampala, the country’s capital, Minister of State for Agricultu

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