'Live animals are the largest source of infection': dangers of the export trade

Transporting more livestock will increase transmission of diseases, including some that could also threaten humansThe growth of the live animal export trade will make the spread of diseases more likely, experts have warned.Almost 30% more pigs, goats, cows and sheep were shipped, flown and driven across the world in 2017 than a decade earlier, according to the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization. Continue reading...