Fears Grow That Foot And Mouth Is Spreading
HAMPSHIRE - Farmers feared that the foot and mouth outbreak was spreading last night after a control zone was set up in Hampshire following the discovery of an animal with suspected symptoms.

New Temporary control zone established in Hampshire
UK - Defra have confirmed that a 3km Temporary Control Zone has today been put around a premises near Petersfield, Hampshire.

Sixth case of foot and mouth confirmed
UK - Defra have confirmed another case of foot and mouth on a farm in southern England, the sixth outbreak of the disease since August.

Easing movement restrictions on a regional basis will bring anomalies
UK - Establishing a risk-based regionalisation system to allow trading to restart after foot and mouth looks like a sensible way forward on the face of it, writes Livestock Editor Jonathan Long.

Defra rejects plea by Scottish Government for welfare cull
SCOTLAND - Defra has claimed that it has no money for a welfare cull of hill lambs despite the Scottish Government stressing that it has a moral responsibility to pay for it.

Warning after outbreak tape cut
UK - Taped cordons securing a foot-and-mouth protection zone in Surrey have been cut.

How did the foot-and-mouth virus spread?
UK - Cheif veterinary officer Debby Reynolds announced to the assembled media with a smile that she was ‘satisfied that foot-and-mouth disease has been eradicated from the UK in 2007’.

First Minister in plea over slaughter of million Scottish lambs
SCOTLAND - Alex Salmond has appealed directly to the Prime Minister to prevent a "welfare cull" of up to a million lambs because of restrictions imposed in the wake of the foot-and-mouth outbreak.

Welsh farmers demand further easing of restrictions
WALES - Farmers were told yesterday they could begin to move their animals short distances again.

Fears for North Wales abbatoir
WALES - With 35 per cent of lambs slaughtered in Wales going for export there are fresh fears over the future of a North Wales abattoir.

Temporary control zone in Solihull lifted
UK - The temporary control zone imposed around a farm near Solihull, West Midlands has been lifted after tests on animals for foot-and-mouth disease proved negative, Defra has said.

‘No FMD’ In Tests At S.Wales Meat Plant
WALES - A south Wales meat processing plant linked to the latest foot-and-mouth outbreak hopes to resume slaughtering today.

Temporary Control Zone established in Solihull, 100 miles from Egham
UK - 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 of disease.

Lamb producers face disaster as export ban squeezes prices
UK - 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 jabs
UK - 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 Government
UK - 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 devastation
UK - 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.

Surrey sheep test positive for foot and mouth
UK - Sheep have tested positive for foot and mouth on a farm within the protection zone set up last week in Surrey.