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200,000 cattle at risk in the Gambia

27/11/2012

A cattle disease discovered in the Gambia could wipe out 200,000 heads – or half the African country’s stock – according to a senior agricultural minister. Lamin Sain said the government has launched a rapid response task force after contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) was discovered, to control the situation as soon as possible. He said a...

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