China Bars Import of Cloven-Hoofed Animals, Their Products From Area of Botswana

China banned the import of cloven-hoofed animals and products therefrom coming from a certain area in Botswana to prevent the further spread of foot-and-mouth disease found in the African nation, China's General Administration of Customs announced Sept. 21, according to an unofficial translation. The disease was reported in a village in northeast Botswana.