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Livestock Culling in Mongolia Due to Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreaks

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Ulan Bator, June 10 (IANS) At least 1,230 livestock animals have been culled in Mongolia’s western provinces of Bayan-Ulgii and Khovd following outbreaks of the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), local media reported on Tuesday, citing the country’s General Authority for Veterinary Services (GAVS).FMD is a highly contagious viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, sheep, goats and pigs.According to the GAVS, the animals culled in the two provinces were infected with the SAT…