Word: aftosa
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...called 'fièvre aphteuse' in France, 'fiebre aftosa' in Spain, 'Maul-und-Klauenseuche' in Germany and 'mundog klovsyge' in Denmark. It is harmless to humans and does not even kill most infected animals. Yet foot-and-mouth disease was arousing anxiety throughout the world last week, and the virus that causes the ailment in pigs, sheep and cattle was closing borders, destroying livelihoods and bringing to a standstill much of the world's trade in beef, pork and lamb...
...called fièvre aphteuse in France, fiebre aftosa in Spain, Maul-und-Klauenseuche in Germany and mundog klovsyge in Denmark. It is harmless to humans and does not even kill most infected animals. Yet foot-and-mouth disease was arousing anxiety throughout the world last week, and the virus that causes the ailment in pigs, sheep and cattle was closing borders, destroying livelihoods and bringing to a standstill much of the world's trade in beef, pork and lamb...
...such a pore little critter, although admittedly a male, wouldn't be classed as a bull but as a tail-end yearlin'. Lack of size and length of horns denote immaturity. His contours suggest he was dogied while very young. Quite possibly he was a convalescent from aftosa; certainly his home range has had a long dry spell. The carcass must have been quite inferior carne. But for Miss McCormick, it probably will serve as a steppingstone to higher things-such as a TV career and a million bucks...
...hours the President recounted the happy details of Mexico's new prosperity: production and employment up, aftosa finally defeated, agriculture thriving. Then he paused, cleared his throat and in a dramatic voice announced the day's special surprise: "Only today we have been informed that the [U.S.] Export-Import Bank has assigned $150 million for our credit ... to be applied to railway improvements, highways, agricultural works including irrigation, and the expansion of electric power and communications."* The news of the biggest single U.S. loan to a Latin American republic in five years, kept secret till that moment...
...next few months will tell whether the vaccination campaign has fully achieved its purpose. Quarantine, inspection and disinfection will continue. If in two years there is no further outbreak of aftosa, there is a good chance that the U.S. ban on importation of Mexican beef -which once totaled half a million head of livestock a year-will be lifted...