MOZAMBIQUE’S Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has banned the import from Zimbabwe of animals, their products and by-products, due to the resurgence of foot-and-mouth disease in the country.
The measure is aimed at preventing the infection of Mozambican cattle by contaminated Zimbabwean beasts and products.
The Mozambican government reacted after an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease was declared in Mbire, Mashonaland Central province, which borders Mozambique last month.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, through the National Directorate of Livestock Development, banned the import of fodder, animals, animal products, by-products from cattle, goats, pigs, sheep and wild animals with cloven hooves.