SKorea kills 6,000 more cows, pigs after outbreaks

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea is slaughtering about 6,000 more cows and pigs to stop the spread of foot-and-mouth disease. Agriculture Ministry official Lee Ju-won said cows and pigs at three farms in Ganghwa Island, west of Seoul, tested positive for the disease Saturday. Quarantine workers could complete the slaughter by Sunday. On Friday, workers killed more than 2,500 cows and pigs because of an outbreak at a nearby farm. South Korea already has slaughtered more than 5,900 animals since January when the country's first outbreak of the disease in eight years was reported. The disease is often fatal for cloven-hoofed animals including cows, sheep, pigs and goats, causing blisters on the mouth and feet. It does not affect humans. —AP