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Italy expects a deficit mozzarella
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Manufacturing one of the most popular Italian products - mozzarella cheese - has been threatened by the bacterial infection found specialists in Asian water buffalo herd living in the south of Italy.
It Cow's milk is for one of the best mozzarella varieties.
Brucellosis bacteria is contagious, provoked early miscarriages in pregnant females, and the subsequent loss of milk infertility.
The disease is also transmitted to humans via food. The first symptom of the disease in humans is a high temperature.
The Government of Italy has set up a commission to the panic urgent action to save livestock.
It was already 30% livestock, living in the area of Naples, is infected with the virus.
In the next two months, the Italian authorities will be culling about 32 thousand infected animals.
In the Italian press reports that a dangerous disease was detected in Italy even 10 years ago. However, veterinarians conducting regular checks in animals, concealed the truth under pressure the local mafia, which controls the southern part pastures.
Specialists who should supervise the slaughter of infected animals, will be accompanied by armed carabinieri.
South Region on the shores of the Italian campaign Tirrenskogo Sea is considered to be birthplace of the mozzarella cheese (mozzarella di bufala), transmits the BBC. In addition, local herds provide most of the production of dairy products in the country.
Thus, Italians are not only left without their famous home product, but may be affected, and one of the most stable articles Italian exports.
Naples farmers fear that they face real crisis.
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