Tag: Alexei Alexeyenko

• Monday, March 5th 2012 - 19:54 UTC

  Russia bans European cattle and hog imports because of Schmallenberg virus

  

  Russia will ban shipments of Europe's cattle and hogs from March 20 due to an outbreak of the Schmallenberg virus, which causes birth deformities, said the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, the country's food-safety watchdog.