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To: Rarebird who wrote (65112)3/8/2001 9:20:32 AM
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Beef should begin a STRONG rally soon:
EU Orders Two-Week Closure of Livestock
Markets to Contain Foot-and-Mouth Virus
Tuesday, March 6, 2001
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European Union veterinary experts on Tuesday ordered all livestock markets closed for two weeks in the 15-nation bloc in an effort to contain any potential outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, which has wreaked havoc in the United Kingdom.

Stuart Robinson/AP

Tuesday: A farmer checks his cattle before they are transported to a slaughterhouse in Scotland.



The EU panel said livestock transports would be allowed between farms and direct to slaughterhouses, but all markets and gathering points for cattle, pigs and sheep would be banned.

So far, there have been no confirmed cases of foot-and-mouth on continental Europe. But the new restrictions reflected deep fears that the livestock virus could spread through herds in mainland Europe.

On Monday, France reported that tests on nine herds showed traces of the highly contagious virus. The French Agriculture Ministry said it was not yet clear whether the animals in France were carriers, only that tests showed that they had produced antibodies after being in contact with the virus.

But with fears growing that the disease will spread from Britain and Northern Ireland, where more than 70 separate outbreaks have been reported, France on Monday outlined strict new security measures that
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