Brazil, Bolivia to Fight Cattle Disease to Protect Exports

BRAZIL - Brazil and Bolivia signed an agreement to fight hoof-and-mouth disease along their shared border in order to protect Brazil's beef export market.

15 February 2007

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South America

Bolivia, which isn't a major beef exporter, agreed to step up efforts to prevent sick cattle from wandering across the border into Brazil.

Brazil, which has the largest herd of commercial beef cattle in the world, will donate 1 million doses of a vaccine to prevent the disease in Bolivian cattle.

Source: Bloomberg.com