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TheBeefSite Bluetongue Disease News
Bluetongue Disease
Latest Bluetongue Disease News
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.
Friday, May 09, 2008
Bluetongue Protection Zone Extended UK - DEFRA has announced that the bluetongue protection zones will be extended on Monday 12 May, following the delivery of additional doses of bluetongue vaccine.Vaccination is only permitted within the protection zone.
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Defra Order 13 Million More Bluetongue Doses UK - 13 Million doses of the Bluetongue vaccine were ordered by the Departmnent of Environmental Food and Rural Affairs, eight million for use in England and five million for use in Wales.
Friday, May 02, 2008
Bluetongue Row Erupts in Scotland UK - As the Bluetongue vaccination begins in England, so confusion erupts in Scotland over their preparation plans.
Concern Over Availability of Vaccine Outside the Zones UK - British farmers are being prevented from stopping the spread of bluetongue because of strict European Union rules outlawing vaccination outside of a Protection Zone.
Thursday, May 01, 2008
First Cattle Get Their Vaccine Jab UK - Cattle at Bixley Farms in Norfolk were today (1 May) the first animals in the country to be vaccinated against Bluetongue serotype 8 as over one million doses are delivered for animals in the Protection Zone on the first day of the vaccine ro...
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Bluetongue Vaccine Release Outlines Strength of Intervet/SPAH Combination NETHERLANDS - Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health has released the first batch of Bovilis BTV8 vaccine against bluetongue to supply in Northern Europe.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
EU Approves Rules to Control Bluetongue EU - In an effort to control Bluetongue, the Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health has approved a draft European Commission regulation modifying rules for the movement of animals.
Friday, April 18, 2008
More Bluetongue Vaccine Doses On the Way, Says NFU UK - DEFRA is near to ordering another 8 million doses of bluetongue vaccine to ensure the whole of England is covered, according to NFU head of food and farming Kevin Pearce.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Dairy UK Shows Support for Bluetongue Campaign UK - Dairy UK has shown its support for the UK National Farming Union JAB campaign against Bluetongue, launched in March. The campaign runs with the slogan ‘Don’t Hesitate, Vaccinate’.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Bluetongue Is Set to Return UK - Bluetongue looks set to return to our shores this summer, and unless farmers vaccinate as soon as possible, it will spread far wider and far quicker than before and could devastate farm businesses.
Monday, April 07, 2008
Don't Hesitate – Vaccinate! UK - A new awareness campaign has been launched urging farmers to order enough vaccine to protect their cattle against the bluetongue virus come Spring.
Friday, April 04, 2008
Another Bluetongue Case, Another Extension UK - British veterinary authorities are extending a livestock protection zone after confirming a new outbreak of bluetongue disease in southern England.
Delay as Bluetongue Time Bomb Ticks On UK - A further delay on the decision to introduce new measures in order to prevent the spread of bluetongue has been met with disapproval by the Ulster Farmers' Union. As the season unfolds, the union says it is becoming crucial to act sooner rather than...
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Threat of Bluetongue Leaves no Room for Complacency UK - There is a growing sense of anxiety on the part of livestock farmers that the Scottish Government is still on the back foot in its approach to bluetongue disease.
