4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (551+ words) A new Restricted Zone for bluetongue will be established in south-west Scotland after evidence emerged that the disease is circulating in the area. The Bluetongue Temporary Control Zone currently covering the area will be replaced by a Restricted Zone from…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (798+ words) Movement restrictions will ease for most cattle, sheep and goats leaving the south-west control zone from September 10, but livestock keepers are being warned that vaccination remains central to managing the disease. Scotland’s livestock sector is being told to prepare to…...

2+ week, 14+ hour ago   (566+ words) At the start of this month, I had the opportunity to attend some of the panel sessions at the new Business Hub at Turriff Show. A lot was covered over the two days and, although not all of it was…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (479+ words) Scotland’s latest case of classical BSE has highlighted the importance of the country’s ongoing surveillance programme, with the disease detected before the animal entered the food chain. The case was confirmed in a cow on a farm in Dumfries and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (408+ words) Northern Ireland livestock farmers are being urged to remain on alert as bluetongue cases continue to rise across Great Britain, with concerns mounting over the potential impact on livestock movements and trade. The latest official figures available from Defra show…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (151+ words) Sheep and cattle classes have been cancelled at this weekend's Abington Show because of the developing bluetongue situation and restrictions in neighbouring districts. The Abington & District Agricultural Society announced the decision ahead of the show on Saturday, August 22. Organisers said…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (303+ words) A case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been detected in a cow on a farm in Dumfries and Galloway. The case was picked up through routine BSE surveillance, with precautionary movement restrictions now in place covering the affected…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (579+ words) Farmers are being urged to order bluetongue vaccine through their veterinary practices as demand surges following confirmation of the first bovine animal in Scotland to test positive for BTV-3. At the time of writing, there are 456 confirmed cases of bluetongue…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (267+ words) Livestock farmers facing bluetongue and drought need an urgent, co-ordinated government response, the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has said. TFA chief executive George Dunn said the twin pressures were increasing costs and threatening livestock businesses. “Farmers are dealing with a…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (628+ words) The arrival of bluetongue in Scotland has sharpened the focus on how livestock farmers can limit the animal-health and financial consequences of the disease. Bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) was confirmed in Scotland this week after circulating in England and Wales....