First cattle sold after outbreak
OXFORD - Farmers in Oxford have had the chance to deliver their livestock to supermarkets for the first time since the outbreak of foot and mouth disease.

Stock Movements from Midnight, Sales Resume Monday
UK - QMS has welcomed the Scottish Government announcement that stock movements can resume from midnight tonight, and sales, auctions and shows can be held from Monday.

Animal Exports Resume To EU
UK - It has been agreed this morning that live animals and meat products can be exported from outside of the Surveillance Zone in Surrey from Saturday 25th August to the rest of the European Union with additional veterinary supervision and certifi...

Foot And Mouth Outbreak Spurs Biosecurity Issue
LONDON - Leipziger Messe has announced that 'Laboratory Safety and Biosafety' will be the subject of a conference stream to be held at the inaugural LAB trade fair and conference

GE Vaccine Implicated In Foot and Mouth Incident
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand's transgenic research centres are potentially able to cause the spread of virulent unwanted disease and must be investigated in light of the new evidence on Foot and Mouth in England,

EU to Reappraise Ban on British Meat Exports
EU - After Britain eased restrictions on livestock movement, the European Commission is expected to evaluate the situation during a meeting on Thursday and possibly lift the ban imposed on meat exports following the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease...

FMD Decision To Be Given On Thursday
UK - British farmers will know on Thursday if they can resume the export of livestock and livestock products from the UK, following the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Surrey earlier this month.

CRC To Prepare Report On Rural Economy Following Floods And Foot And Mouth
FARMING UK - In the context of the foot and mouth disease outbreak, the Prime Minister has asked the Commission for Rural Communities to report on ways in which the rural economy can be further strengthened.

Abattoir Falls Victim To Foot-And-Mouth
SHROPSHIRE - A major Shropshire abattoir has closed following the latest foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) set back.

Collection Centres And Slaughter Markets
UK - Debby Reynolds, Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO), has today set out the plans to allow the movement of cattle and sheep direct to slaughter collections and sales from 23 August subject to no alteration to the level of risk.

Important Week For Scottish Livestock Sector
UK - Scotland’s red meat industry is entering a critical week with crunch talks in Brussels on unwinding European export restrictions set to begin. The Brussels veterinary committee, the Standing Committee on Food Chain and Animal Health (ScoFCaH), will...

Pork Export Crisis Grows
UK - Farming Life has been informed that shipments of pork from Northern Ireland were refused entry to Hong Kong and a number of Caribbean ports yesterday morning, in the wake of the foot and mouth outbreaks in Surrey. This follows on from similar decisions...

Trust Accused Over Disease Signs
UK - A farmer has accused the National Trust of removing warning signs and disinfectant baths after the recent foot-and-mouth outbreak.

No To Foot-And-Mouth For Research
AUSTRALIA - Unless foot-and-mouth disease arrives uninvited in Australia, scientists will never get a look at the virus at the Australian Animal Health Laboratory (Aahl).

HSE Investigations Into Foot-And-Mouth Outbreak Continue
UK - investigations into the cause of the foot-and-mouth outbreak, linked to possible biosecurity breaches at the Pirbright research centre in Surrey, continued this week.

Giant Lamb Barred From Hillside
UK - The lamb is being used to promote the sale of meat A giant sheep on the side of a busy motorway will be removed after safety fears were raised.

Guidance For Livestock Keepers
UK - Guidance for livestock keepers for General Welfare Movements Licences between land under the Same Occupation for FMD 2007 (15 August 2007).

Temporary Foot-And-Mouth Control Zones Lifted
SURREY - Defra has confirmed that two temporary control zones in Kent and Surrey, set up to prevent the spread of foot and mouth disease, have been lifted.

Test Results Come Back Negative, But Keep Your Fingers Crossed
Foot and Mouth update: epidemiology report, changes to movement restrictions and latest test results

British Authorities Accused of Cover-Up
UK - The British government has been accused of a cover-up over the foot and mouth outbreak in a research site which houses the government-backed Institute for Animal Health.