Germany has no new cases of the livestock illness foot-and-mouth disease with a suspect case on Thursday not confirmed, German agriculture minister Cem Oezdemir said on German radio on Friday.

Germany’s agriculture industry faces sales losses of about €1 billion ($1.03 billion) due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease that has led to export restrictions, farm cooperatives group DRV said.

The UK ban on cattle, pigs and sheep imports from Germany does not apply to Northern Ireland.

Germany's meat and dairy exports outside the EU face severe restrictions after the country’s first case of the livestock disease foot-and-mouth was confirmed on Friday, the country's agriculture ministry said.

German meat exports are under threat following the first case of foot-and-mouth disease there in almost four decades, in another potential blow to the country’s producers.

Several countries have already taken precautionary measures or imposed bans, as the German livestock sector braces for longer-term impact.

Germany has no new cases of the livestock illness foot-and-mouth disease with a suspect case on Thursday not confirmed, German agriculture minister Cem Oezdemir said on Friday. Germany has only one case of the disease,

The UK has introduced a ban on pigs, sheep and cattle imports from Germany after a case of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed in the country. The government said on Tuesday it will no longer approve health certificates for animals,

Traders warn that dozens of vehicles and their drivers have been held for up to 24 hours after a UK import ban, costing importers more than £1 million.

Britain on Tuesday banned imports of hams as well as many other meat and dairy products from Germany to try to prevent foot-and-mouth disease spreading to Britain after a case was confirmed on the outskirts of Berlin last week.