10 MILLION ANIMALS SLAUGHTERED IN FOOT AND MOUTH CULL - STATISTICS HEIGHTEN
IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY
Biodefense Reference Library: In The Spotlight
January 23, 2002: UK Telegraph: 10 million animals were slaughtered in foot
and mouth cull: [Edited]
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