The first case of the disease was discovered in the Turkish Cypriot north of Cyprus in December but is now found throughout the divided island.
The Greek Cypriot south is subject to EU laws, which require entire herds to be slaughtered. In the north, authorities are discussing vaccination instead.
Slaughtering animals on half the island is not enough to stop the virus, authorities say.
The environment, the sun and the air cannot be divided; they are one. The same rules should apply to everyone, says Panikos Chambas, head of the Southern Cyprus Cooperative Federation.
The disease threatens to wipe out the island's entire livestock industry and endangers the production of Cypriot halloumi. Over 45,000 tonnes are produced annually, of which 42,000 tonnes are exported. The cheese is Cyprus' second most important export product.
