Turkey: disappointing Eid slaughter numbers
22/11/2010
Reports from Turkey suggest that the level of slaughter of cattle, sheep and goats in the country during the Eid-al-Adha festival (November 16–19) was lower than expected this year. The reasons for lower numbers include the presence of foot and mouth disease in Turkey, the high price of live animals, the scarcity of domestic sheep and cattle, and ...