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TheCattleSite Bluetongue Disease News
Bluetongue Disease
Latest Bluetongue Disease News
Monday, August 18, 2008
Dutch Urged to Vaccinate NETHERLANDS - The Dutch Agriculture Ministry urged farmers to vaccinate their goats, sheep and cattle against the bluetongue livestock disease after confirming five new cases in the north of the Netherlands on Friday.
Friday, August 15, 2008
Autumn BTV8 Explosion Could Spell Disaster UK - An autumn explosion in BTV8 will make all unvaccinated stock vulnerable to infertility, abortion and stunted growth rates.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Wales to Become One Big Bluetongue Zone UK - The whole of England and Wales could become a bluetongue protection zone within weeks following the Welsh Assembly Government’s decision to extend the zone to the whole of Wales instead of opting for a gradual roll-out, county by county.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Midge-Hunting Scientists Take on Bluetongue UK - Scientists at the BBSRC-funded Institute for Animal Health (IAH) are stepping up the battle against the devastating and economically damaging bluetongue virus.
Bluetongue Return in France Cause for Concern UK - A re-emergence of the Bluetongue Serotype 8 Virus in France has prompted the Ulster Farmers’ Union to urge the local farming industry to keep up its guard against the disease.
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Extension of Bluetongue Protection Zone to Allow Further Vaccination UK - The Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs has announced that the Bluetongue Protection Zone will be extended again on Thursday 7 August. This follows the delivery by Merial of over two million additional doses of Bluetongue serotype 8...
Friday, July 25, 2008
EU Members Urged to Analyse Bluetongue Vectors EU - The European Commission asked the Animal Health and Welfare Panel (AHAW) of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to deliver advice on bluetongue with specific reference to the overwintering of the bluetongue virus and the measures that can be...
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Bluetongue Spreads Despite Vaccinations EU - Bluetongue is back. It has survived another winter in northern Europe, and now farmers are vaccinating livestock in a race against the biting midges that carry the virus.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Possible Change in Bluetongue Policy WALES - Welsh assembly rural affairs minister, Elin Jones, indicated a possible change to the bluetongue vaccination policy in the principality when she visited the Royal Welsh Show on Monday.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Vaccination Vital to Keep Rare Breeds Alive UK - Keepers of rare and traditional breeds of susceptible animals in the Bluetongue Protection Zone in England and Wales were urged today to contact their vets to arrange urgent vaccination of their animals.
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Vaccine Rolls in, Bluetongue Zone Spreads Out UK - The UK Bluetongue Protection Zone is to be expanded once more, following the delivery of almost 2 million additional doses of Bluetongue vaccine.
Farmers Wanted for Bluetongue Study UK - Scientists are calling on farmers to help with research in the bid to battle the development of bluetongue in the UK.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Bluetongue Vaccine on it's Way to Scotland UK - Twelve million doses of bluetongue vaccine for Scottish livestock have been secured, it has been announced today.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Infertility Problems with Vaccine Denied UK - One of the UK's leading bluetongue experts has moved to quash rumours that the vaccine is causing infertility problems in sheep on the continent.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
JAB Warns Against Complacency on Vaccination UK - Farmers within the Protection Zone (PZ) are being urged by the Joint Action against Bluetongue (JAB) to vaccinate their animals if they have not already done so.
Friday, June 06, 2008
Bluetongue Clampdown in Scotland SCOTLAND, UK - Controls over the movement of animals from a Bluetongue Restricted Zone into Scotland will be further tightened it was announced earlier this week.
Thursday, June 05, 2008
Bluetongue UK - Update UK - A new born calf has been declared as a case. Its mother was positive last autumn and is still on the same farm. This calf is positive to PCR and also has high levels of antibody as would be expected. It is not known if the calf is infective and the...
Events Hit by Delay to Bluetongue Status Changes UK - The unexpected delay this week in extending the Bluetongue Protection Zones further, has impacted at least two scheduled events – the Royal Cornwall Show and the official opening of Rugby Farmers Mart’s new Royal showground site.
Friday, May 30, 2008
More Farmers Get Bluetongue Vaccine UK - Bluetongue vaccine will be available to farmers in Wales, Cornwall and much of Yorkshire next week when Defra extends the Protection Zone as more vaccine becomes available.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Bluetongue Zones Expand and Merge UK - At six o'clock yesterday Defra extended and merged the Bluetongue Protection Zones following the delivery of additional doses of the Bluetongue vaccine.
