Country & Farming: Bluetongue: New Strain Prompts Call for Ban

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CONFIRMATION of a new strain of Bluetongue in Holland has prompted a renewed call by NFU Cymru for an industry-wide voluntary ban on imports.

The only cases so far this year of the devastating disease have been found in livestock imported from the continent, where two strains of the disease BTV8 and BTV1 are already present and spreading.

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Country & Farming: Bluetongue: New Strain Prompts Call for Ban

Vaccine to protect against the BTV8 strain has been available throughout Wales since the begi...

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