bluetongue protection
Published Date:
17 May 2008
By Ben Truslove
LEICESTERSHIRE will fall under the bluetongue protection zone on Monday meaning the vaccine can be rolled out.
The announcement, made today, means stock from Lincolnshire and elsewhere in the east, can be brought to Melton Cattle Market for auction, but animals from the west cannot move here.
The news comes after prices at this week's sale were the best for more than a decade and should help boost the industry in the future.
But the National Farmers' Union is warning that if some livestock owners do not vaccinate their animals, it could mean there is a disease reservoir and bluetongue remains active.
For more information read the full story in this week's Melton Times.
The full article contains 116 words and appears in Melton Times newspaper.
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Last Updated:
17 May 2008 3:44 AM
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Source:
Melton Times
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Location:
Melton
