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Thursday, September 20, 2007
‘No FMD’ In Tests At S.Wales Meat PlantWALES - A south Wales meat processing plant linked to the latest foot-and-mouth outbreak hopes to resume slaughtering today.
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Temporary Control Zone established in Solihull, 100 miles from EghamUK - This afternoon Defra has confirmed that a Temporary Control Zone has been put around one premises in Solihull as a precautionary measure.
Chief Vet: 'Inspect animal twice a day'UK - Debby Reynolds, Chief Veterinary Officer, today called on animal keepers to increase their checks of all animals susceptible to Foot & Mouth Disease and carefully examine their livestock for symptoms...
Lamb producers face disaster as export ban squeezes pricesUK - The price of lambs has collapsed as a result of the ban on exports imposed after the recent outbreak of foot-and-mouth.
Government rules out foot and mouth jabsUK - The Government's chief vet has ruled out vaccination against foot and mouth despite confirmation the virus had been found on another farm in Surrey, the third this month.
Fate of hill farmers lies in hands of the GovernmentUK - Northern hill farmers yesterday spoke of the plight they are in, with no income, extra stock to feed and dwindling forage supplies.
Farmer tells of devastationUK - A farmer spoke of her devastation after her livestock was slaughtered after showing signs of foot-and-mouth disease.
Meat plant foot-and-mouth 'link'WALES - A Merthyr Tydfil meat processing plant is being investigated after it was linked to a Surrey farm where foot-and-mouth disease was found.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Surrey sheep test positive for foot and mouthUK - Sheep have tested positive for foot and mouth on a farm within the protection zone set up last week in Surrey.
Welsh site linked to foot-and-mouth farmWALES - A site in Wales is under investigation after it was linked to the Surrey farm with the latest case of foot-and-mouth disease, it emerged today.
Foot-And-Mouth Damage On Course To Surpass 2001SURREY - The current outbreak of foot-and-mouth looks set to cost Scottish farmers more than the last one in 2001.
Britain Fears Foot And Mouth At New FarmLONDON - The government has said that foot and mouth disease has been detected in sheep on another farm and that all animals there had been slaughtered.
Monday, September 17, 2007
Animals at second Egham FMD farm may have had infection for three weeksUK - Animals at the second Surrey farm to be diagnosed with foot-and-mouth last week may have been infected for about three weeks before disease was discovered, vets believe.
Third Incident of foot-and-mouth discoveredUK - A third case of foot-and-mouth disease was identified by government vets yesterday.
Farmers' Auction Off Due To BanUK - Britain's biggest sale of breeding lambs has been cancelled because of restrictions on animal movements.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
EU scorns British foot and mouth errorsUK - Hilary Benn, the environment secretary, is facing fresh embarrassment after a senior European Union official said that biosecurity at the government site blamed for the foot and mouth outbreak was...
Vets on standby to vaccinateUK - Specially trained teams will be standing by from tomorrow ready to vaccinate livestock against foot and mouth. The move marks an extraordinary government U-turn from the last outbreak six years ago...
Foot and mouth went unnoticed for 10 daysUK - As more animals are culled amid fears of foot and mouth spreading, government vets have launched an investigation into how the virus could have gone unnoticed for more than a week at a farm at...
England eases foot and mouth restrictions as cull continuesLONDON - England on Sunday eased transport restrictions imposed after the latest outbreaks of foot and mouth as the culling continued in an attempt to contain the disease.
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Infected cows ‘harboured virus for two weeks’UK - A farmer who missed the symptoms of foot-and-mouth disease in his cattle is thought to be the most likely reason for the resurgence of the virus in Surrey.
Someone must take control of foot and mouthUK - Who'd be a livestock farmer? It is difficult to explain the depth of fury and frustration that the confirmation of a second new case of foot and mouth in Surrey will have caused in the countryside....
Vets to ease foot and mouth restrictionsUK - Government vets are expected to allow the movement of livestock to abattoirs across almost all of England in the next few days after fears of the renewed foot and mouth outbreak spreading nationwide...
Foot and Mouth Outbreak 'costing farms £10m a day'UK - The farming industry is losing almost £10 million every day under the restrictions imposed due to the fresh foot-and-mouth outbreak, the National Farmers Union has said.
Scottish call to relax foot-and-mouth curbsSCOTLAND - Scottish officials will push for the lifting of further restrictions on animal movements if it can be proved that no animal from the surveillance zone in Surrey came north of the Border this...
Friday, September 14, 2007
Outbreak At Second Farm ConfirmedSURREY - Cattle culled at a second Surrey farm have tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease, it has been confirmed.
Welsh Farm Disease Restrictions EasedUK - Restrictions on the movement of animals in Wales and Scotland imposed after the latest foot-and-mouth outbreak in Surrey have been eased.
UK govt defends actions over Foot-and-MouthUK - The UK government has defended its handling of foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks this summer, denying claims that they sounded the "all-clear" too soon.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
FMD Blow To Exports And IndustryUK - The ban on exports is costing the UK farming industry in the region of £2 million per day.
FMD: Government Must Compensate FarmersSURREY - The Tenant Farmers Association has described the news of a fresh outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Surrey as heartbreaking, reports Farming UK.
FMD Strain ‘Same’ As Previous One, Reports SaySURREY - It is being reported that initial tests show the latest foot-and-mouth outbreak in Egham, in Surrey, is the same strain as the outbreak on two farms in the same county last month.
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