Miyazaki Prefecture Gov. Hideo Higashikokubaru declared the hoof-and-mouth epidemic that ravaged his prefecture for more than four months had ended. The prefecture has just finished work converting the excreta of the slaughtered animals into compost. An estimated 290,000 pigs and cows were lost, or roughly 25% of the prefecture’s livestock.
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- Miyazaki Hoof-and-Mouth Disease Epidemic Declared Over
Miyazaki Hoof-and-Mouth Disease Epidemic Declared Over
- Published: Sep 2, 2010 / Last Updated: Sep 2, 2010
