South Africa's livestock farmers reel from foot-and-mouth disaster

Home to more than two head of cattle per person, the province is the beating heart of South Africa's livestock industry. But its endless expanses have been swept by panic since an outbreak of highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease, which was declared a national disaster in February. The government in January rolled out a 10-year drive to vaccinate nearly 20 million cattle against the highly contagious and sometimes deadly viral infection. But farmers like Felix, who is based near the town of Humansdorp...