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D-veterinary-cordon-fence Dictionary

Veterinary cordon fence

A fence separating disease-control zones for livestock

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Plain meaning
A fence separating disease-control zones for livestock
How to use it
Know which side of the fence the land sits on, because it decides where cattle can be sold and at what price.
South African benchmark
South Africa keeps an FMD-control zone around the Kruger National Park.
Country notes
Namibia's Red Line and Botswana's cordon fences separate export zones from FMD-risk zones.
Go and read
C6 Lesson 6.3, M9-U1
Calculate it
No calculator; the term is applied in the venture plan narrative.
Library sources
LIB-A059, LIB-A061, LIB-A071
See also
Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), Movement permit
Four gates between a farm and its market: records, certification, health rules and border permitsThe gates a product must pass to reach a marketFARM1Farm recordstraceability2CertificationGlobalG.A.P., food safety3Plant or animal healthphytosanitary, FMD zones4Border and permitsimport rules, tariffsBuyer
From Module 6, Standards and Market Access, where this term is introduced.

Introduced in C6 Standards and Market Access.