FMD lockdown traps 300,000 cattle in the North

Cattle PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Cattle PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Around 300,000 cattle are affected by the quarantine authorities have slapped on the Nata-Gweta cluster and surrounding areas, following the invasion of about 200 stray buffalos, The Monitor has learnt.

The buffalos are believed to have crossed over from the neighbouring Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, driven across the border into the local community in search of water and pasture, following the dry winter season.

The Veterinary Services Department last week imposed restrictions on the movement of live cloven-hoofed animals and their products in and out of Zones 3b, 3c, 5, 6a and 8.

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