cattle
FAO discusses strategy for combating ruminant virus PPR
Egypt
April 1, 2015
FAO discusses strategy for combating ruminant virus PPR
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has begun to consider the guidelines of its strategy to eliminate the…
750,000 sheep and cattle worth LE2.75 billion slaughtered for Eid
Business
October 30, 2012
750,000 sheep and cattle worth LE2.75 billion slaughtered for Eid
Veterinarians Syndicate President Sami Taha has said that 500,000 sheep and 250,000 cattle were slaughtered for Eid al-Adha. Official sources…
Foot-and-mouth vaccination plan riddled with controversy
Environment
June 17, 2012
Foot-and-mouth vaccination plan riddled with controversy
“Infectious diseases don’t care about politics or elections,” says Ahmed Abdel Hady, a farmer from Tabluha in the Nile Delta…
Sudan to start exporting meat to Egypt in May
Egypt
April 21, 2012
Sudan to start exporting meat to Egypt in May
Sudan will start exporting meat and cattle to Egypt in May in accordance with an agreement between the two countries' agriculture ministries.…
Ministry releases conflicting reports on foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
Egypt
March 26, 2012
Ministry releases conflicting reports on foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
Conflicting statements over the decline of foot-and-mouth disease were released by the Agriculture Ministry on Monday. The viral disease first…
Foot-and-mouth disease continues to spread amid fears
Environment
March 20, 2012
Foot-and-mouth disease continues to spread amid fears
Foot-and-mouth disease continues to spread rapidly throughout various governorates, including Cairo and Alexandria, infecting and killing thousands of cattle. The…
State of emergency declared in Minya over foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
Egypt
March 6, 2012
State of emergency declared in Minya over foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
Foot-and-mouth disease, a viral infection that infects and kills cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals, has spread in five villages in…
Military-owned factories threaten farmers’ livelihoods in Fayoum
Environment
December 21, 2011
Military-owned factories threaten farmers’ livelihoods in Fayoum
Smoke from three Fayoum factories officially inaugurated last October by Egypt's de-facto ruler Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi is creating an…
Government to expand sources for imported meat
Business
August 29, 2010
Government to expand sources for imported meat
The Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation has concluded a new plan aiming to diversify sources for imported livestock and…
Govt increases cattle imports from Africa
Business
April 15, 2010
Govt increases cattle imports from Africa
The Ministry of Agriculture announced that it is importing cattle from Ethiopia, Chad, Uganda and Sudan to meet domestic meat…