Cyprus is preparing for total financial collapse as the European Central Bank turns its back on the island after its parliament rejected a scheme to make Cypriot citizens pay a levy on savings deposits in return for a share in potential gas futures to fund a bailout.
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GOAT AND sheep farmers from all districts will descend upon the presidential palace tomorrow to demand state support to cope with rising prices of animal feed and the full amount of subsidies owed them.
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More eggs have been found with salmonella, this time at the Andreas Vasiliou farm in Kato Drys in Larnaca, the Veterinary Services announced on 19 April, reports Cyprus Mail.
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L.A Top Genetics LTD is the new distributor of Topigs Hellas for Cyprus.
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Salmonella was found late last week during a regular veterinary department inspection at the poultry farm, according to Cyprus Mail.
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Cypork, which covers around three quarters of pork production in Cyprus, said the new hikes were down to the 5.0 per cent VAT on foodstuff that comes into effect on Monday, as well as new increases in grain prices.
Cypork Director George Neophytou yesterday explained that the farmers would in fact be selling the pork five cents dearer, but the price on the market would increase by 10 cents a kilo.
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Residents of Meniko village, west of Nicosia are reporting an increase in incidents of typhus, which they say, is being caused by surrounding pig farms.
Typhus is transmitted by the bites of fleas, mites or ticks generally from rats, according to Cyprus Mail.
The House Environment Committee yesterday heard that around 70 per cent of the island’s pig farms are located west of Nicosia, which directly affects the communities of Meniko, Akaki, Orounda and Paleometocho.
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A flock of 900 sheep imported from Romania is in quarantine after scrapie was detected in one of the animals.
Veterinary Services, however, assured the public that there should be no concern over the disease's
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