Livestock sector warns of looming crisis as foot-and-mouth vaccination plan falls short [SOUND]

# Foot and Mouth Disease Response South Africa is calling for urgent private-sector involvement to help procure and distribute the 14-million vaccine doses needed to curb the livestock outbreak. The group’s spokesperson, Andrew Morphew, warns the government’s plan to vaccinate 80-percent of cattle within a year is too slow, and red tape and centralised control are delaying progress. Morphew added failure to act swiftly could lead to major financial losses: