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TheDairySite Bluetongue Disease News
Bluetongue Disease
Latest Bluetongue Disease News
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Scotland's Bluetongue Vaccination Plan Mapped Out UK - NFU Scotland has welcomed the announcement that a compulsory vaccination programme will be launched this winter to protect Scotland’s livestock industry against the spread of bluetongue virus.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Risk of Cattle Disease Now ‘Highest Ever’ UK - The threat of bluetongue breaking out in Wales is higher than ever before, a farming chief from Powys has claimed, following confirmation that six cattle near the Welsh border had tested positive for the disease.
Bluetongue Disease Continues Spread in Sweden SWEDEN - Authorities in western Sweden on Monday morning discovered the latest in a series of cases of animals infected with blue tongue disease at a farm in Halland.
Battle Plan to Beat Bluetongue UK - The Scottish Government's strategy to stop bluetongue disease spreading north of the Border will become clear later today, after a meeting in Edinburgh of industry stakeholders.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Sweden Keeps Restrictions Unchanged After Second Bluetongue Case STOCKHOLM - New finds of a livestock disease known as bluetongue do not give reason to extend current restrictions in south- western Sweden, Swedish authorities said Thursday.
Further Cattle Test Positive For Bluetongue UK - Cattle in Somerset have tested positive for the bluetongue virus, Farmers Weekly interactive has learned. As with the recent four cases of bluetongue in the UK the virus has been found in animals imported from continental Europe.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Farmers Must Ensure Imported Animals are Bluetongue-Free UK - The NFU has issued a stark warning to all livestock keepers to be extremely careful when sourcing cattle and sheep from parts of the European Community where bluetongue is known to be circulating.
Disbelief and Fury at Bluetongue Threat UK - Yesterday saw a flurry of activity across the country as authorities desperately sought to reduce the risk of bluetongue disease flaring up in the UK.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Bluetongue Detected in County Durham UK - Defra today announced the detection of Bluetongue in 18 imported cattle on premises near Bishop Auckland, County Durham.
Tuesday, September 09, 2008
UK: Bluetongue: 'the Worst is Over' Thanks to Farmers UK - A 90 per cent plus take up in vaccination against the bluetongue, virus which can prove fatal to livestock has spared the county’s sheep and cattle from infection.
Monday, September 08, 2008
WMC REPORT - Concerns Raised over Bluetongue Spread SOUTH AFRICA - Increased outbreaks of bluetongue and the possibility that the disease could be spread by indigenous midge species is causing concern across Europe, writes TheCattleSite Senior Editor Chris Harris from the World Meat Congress in Cape Town,...
Sweden to Take Measures to Prevent Disease SWEDEN - The Swedish National Board of Agriculture decided Monday to inject bacterins for a half million livestock after the first bluetongue case.
Thursday, September 04, 2008
Union Issues France 'No Go' Warning UK - NFU Scotland is urging all livestock producers to avoid sourcing livestock in France or run the growing risk of bringing the disease, bluetongue into Scotland’s disease free area.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Third Case Confirmed in Czech Republic CZECH REPUBLIC - The State Veterinary Administration (SVA) of the Czech Republic has confirmed a third case of bluetongue in a young bull in the region of Karlovy Vary, District of Cheb.
Protection Zone Spreads Across All of Wales WALES, UK - A Bluetongue Protection Zone will cover the whole of Wales from 00.01 Monday, 1 September, the Welsh Assembly Government announced Friday, 29 August. Farmers are being urged to vaccinate their animals as soon as they can.
Vaccine May Not Make Britain Immune From Bluetongue UK - Farmers must not assume vaccination will make Britain totally immune from bluetongue, Neil Parish MEP, Conservative chairman of the European Parliament's agriculture committee, said today after the first cases in the UK this year.
Friday, August 29, 2008
How Does Bluetongue Virus Survive Through the Winter? EU - In 2006, Bluetongue virus – which infects livestock – reached Northern Europe for the first time.
Bluetongue Fears Over New UK, Denmark Cases UK - New outbreaks of Bluetongue disease in cattle and sheep in Britain and Denmark in the past two days have led to increased vigilance here.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Bluetongue Detected in East Sussex and Hertfordshire UK - Defra today announced the detection of two cases of Bluetongue (BTV8) in imported rams, on premises near Lewes, East Sussex, and Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. Both animals originated from the same premises within the BTV8 Restricted Zone in Central...
NFUS Believes Bluetongue Explanation Needed UK - NFU Scotland believes farmers deserve a fuller explanation of the decision-making process following the Defra announcement last week of its intention to roll out its bluetongue (BT) vaccination programme into Northumberland and Cumbria this Sept...
