Feta in peril: Greece battles 'goat plague' threatening dairy production

What you need to know about the "goat plague" that has re-emerged in Europe and now affects the production of Greece’s "white gold".

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00:00Greek authorities have ordered nationwide restrictions for goat and sheep to combat

00:08a deadly viral outbreak.

00:11Kostas Stiaras, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, announced the ban

00:17on commercial slaughter of goats and sheep, as well as the movement for reproduction.

00:24This comes after an outbreak of goat plague, a highly contagious disease, affecting goats

00:29and sheep, causing severe illness and death.

00:33So far, some 7,000 animals in herds where the disease has been identified have been

00:39culled in the hardest-hit central region of Thessaly.

00:44Another 1,200 are expected to be added to that.

00:48According to Greek authorities, it has no impact on human health, but the decision comes

00:54as a fresh blow to the domestic livestock industry.