Teacher ShelleMiyazaki Cows
 The development is expected to deal a devastating blow to the livestock industry in the western Japan prefecture because the bulls are used to breed the prefecture's prized Miyazaki beef. The prefectural government plans to slaughter the bull which tested positive for the virus under gene examination. Miyazaki government officials said they will decide within Saturday whether to kill the remaining five seed bulls. Foot-and-mouth disease is highly contagious, which makes it possible for the five remaining bulls to contract the disease. In mid-May, the livestock improve association in Miyazaki moved six of the 55 stud bulls it had managed from a facility close to a town hit by foot-and-mouth disease. Together accounting for 90 percent of artificial breeding in the prefecture, the six bulls are the symbols of brand-name beef in Miyazaki. source: www.breitbart.com |