Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak and Its Consequences. On May 30, an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed at Karan Beef's production site in Heidelberg, Gauteng Province. This farm is the largest beef producer in South Africa and, until recently, slaughtered approximately 2,000
head of cattle daily. Following this incident, outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease were recorded in five of th...