LISKEARD market is set for 'major disruption' after the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) restrictions banned the movement of livestock across the country. Although FMD has not spread to the South West, the ban is still having an effect on Cornish communities, with farming shows and markets being cancelled. A spokesman for Liskeard market said yesterday the lifting of restrictions on the movement of cattle to slaughterhouses announced on Wednesday night, would have no effect on the current closure of the Liskeard facility. Morval Horse Show was one of the first events in the area to be cancelled due to the ban on livestock movement and other cancellations are set to follow. A spokesperson for the show said they had rung the vets on Friday were advised to ring The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). 'We were then told that if there were cattle on the farm, then it would be advisable to cancel the show. It was a disaster because everything was ready'. Kivells, who run Liskeard market, say they are doing what they can at what is normally the busiest time of year for sales of rams and breeding ewes. Manager Robert Speck said that if the disease is not dealt with soon, then the market will suffer. 'At the moment we are closed for a possible 28 days, depending on whether the ban on movement is lifted or not,' he said. 'We have already lost a sheep sale and a market, which makes us a weekly turnover of around £100,000. If it goes on, it will mean major disruption at what is our busiest time of year.' Farmers in Cornwall were put on alert after two cases of FMD were found in Surrey. The disease was confirmed in cattle on Friday, which has resulted in a nationwide ban on the movement of all sheep, cattle, and pigs as well as a voluntary ban on the export of animals and animal goods. Defra found traces of the disease in cattle on a farm near Guildford, and set up a protection zone around the farm. However, a second case was discovered on Monday, within the area, and Defra is urging farmers to stay alert. Farmers locally are making sure they are taking the right precautions, just in case there is a repeat of the outbreak in 2001. The epidemic six years ago saw more than seven million sheep and cows killed, with over 2,000 cases of the disease in farms across Britain. If anyone has problems with fat cattle and sheep, and would like advice, they can contact the Liskeard market manager on 07909 538520.