Slovak Dairy Farms Recover from Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak

Dairy farms in the Slovak villages of Medveďov and Ňárad are returning to normal operations after recovering from a foot-and-mouth disease outbreak that occurred last year. The livestock herds have been rebuilt and milk production is expected to increase starting this summer. Foot-and-mouth disease is a highly contagious viral infection affecting cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals that can devastate agricultural operations, requiring the culling of infected herds and strict quarantine measures to prevent spread.