ATHENS — Authorities in Greece ordered nationwide restrictions for goats and sheep Monday to combat a deadly viral outbreak that is a fresh blow to the domestic livestock industry.

Costas Tsiaras, the minister of agriculture and rural development, announced the ban on the commercial slaughter of goats and sheep as well as movement for reproduction, expanding measures already in effect in parts of central Greece where the outbreak was first reported.

Ban on commercial slaughter of goats and sheep expands on measures already in effect in parts of central Greece.{ai:summary}<p>In Athens, a shadow looms over the livestock trade as officials clamp down on goats and sheep to halt a deadly virus. The agriculture minister's orders tighten the noose on commercial slaughter and breeding, a bitter blow to farmers already reeling.</p><p>A nation watches, the grass grows quieter. #economy</p>

Greece orders nationwide restrictions to fight ’goat plague’

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