Shepard's Portrait

Disease ravages Iraq's live stock and source of protein in Iraq, says the general manager of the veterinarian department in the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture.The diseases include the Old World screwworm, foot-and-mouth disease, peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and brucellosis.Since several months ago the disease caused the ruin of more than one million sheep and 150,000 calves.

He added that inspection and supervision groups affiliated to the United Nation in charge of disarming Iraq (UNSCOM) destroyed the facilities producing the vaccine for this disease.

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