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UK issues livestock import ban on Hungary and Slovakia to restrict foot-and-mouth disease

Defra has placed a ban on cattle, pigs, sheep and deer from entering the UK from Hungary and Slovakia following a confirmed case of the disease last week

Chris Brayford
clock • 5 min read
Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner said: "We will not hesitate to add additional countries to the list if the disease spreads."
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Farming Minister Daniel Zeichner said: "We will not hesitate to add additional countries to the list if the disease spreads."

An additional two countries have been banned from exporting livestock to the UK following a second case of foot-and-mouth disease being detected in central Europe. Defra confirmed imports of livestock...

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