It is a year since the bluetongue virus first arrived in the UK. Spread by infected midges, the disease is hard to control and causes a painful death in the sheep that are affected. But while the disease is rampant in Europe so far the UK has escaped a similar fate. The UK has seen just 142 cases, with none at all in the Midlands. How is that possible? What makes British farmers different to the French, Belgians... [read full story]
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It is a year since the bluetongue virus first arrived in the UK. But while the disease is rampant in Europe so far the UK has escaped a similar fate. The farming industry has got to be congratulated on achieving a huge...
It is a year since the bluetongue virus first arrived in the UK. But while the disease is rampant in Europe so far the UK has escaped a similar fate. The farming industry has got to be congratulated on achieving a huge...
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