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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Angeliki Koutantou

Greece considers movement ban after sheeppox outbreak on farm

File: Goats and sheep graze in northeastern Greece - (AP)

Greece is considering a nationwide ban on the movement of goat and sheep if veterinarians and stockbreeders don't step up health checks and hygiene measures on livestock to contain an outbreak of sheeppox, the government said on Tuesday.

The outbreak has already led to the culling of about two per cent of the country's livestock of sheep and goats, according to data from the Greek agriculture ministry.

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