KWAZULU-NATAL, South Africa – It was a morning South African dairy farmers Carol and Craig Houston were dreading, as staff told them 50 cows were showing signs of the dreaded Foot and Mouth Disease. Even though the country had been plunged into an FMD crisis, the Houstons had tried their best with antibiotic treatments and biosecurity measures to keep it out of their dairy farms.
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With 20 years experience behind him, award-winning agricultural journalist Chris McCullough is always on the hunt for his next story. He grew up on the family dairy farm in the heart of Northern Ireland and is based on the country’s east coast. He travels around the world to bring readers international news.
