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Spain Bans Live Cattle Exports Amid Lumpy Skin Outbreak
10/22/2025
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- Spain will ban exports of live cattle after an outbreak of lumpy skin disease, announced by Agriculture Minister Luis Planas on October 21, 2025.
- Lumpy skin disease is highly contagious, spread by insects, and affects cattle and buffalo.
- The outbreak was identified on a farm near Girona, with three dairy heifers showing symptoms on October 1, 2025.
- France has implemented a similar ban.
