EU
Investigation launched after suspected case of BSE in France
A suspected case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been identified in France, the French Ministry for Agriculture has confirmed. The...
Bluetongue
EU
Bluetongue shows no sign of abating in France
Bluetongue outbreaks are continuing in France, six months on from when the first outbreak was reported. Last week, the World...
World News
UK farmers facing an 80% chance of a bluetongue outbreak
There is an 80% chance that UK farms will suffer a bluetongue outbreak before the end of the summer, a...
Beef
Increased cow cullings set to aid French beef production
Increased cow culling in France this year is to help the country’s beef production to grow by over 1% this...
Beef
Farmers urged not to risk importing bluetongue
Farmers have been warned not to let their guard down in the fight against Bluetongue disease. Ulster Farmers Union (UFU)...
World News
Bluetongue outbreaks are continuing in France
Bluetongue outbreaks are continuing in France, with a further three outbreaks over the Christmas period, the World Animal Health Organisation...
N.Ireland
'Farmers need to remain vigilant against threat of bluetongue'
Farmers need to remain vigilant against the threat of bluetongue disease, the Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) at the Department of...
World News
Bluetongue spreads to two other EU countries
There have been further outbreaks of Bluetongue in France and the disease has spread to Slovenia and Austria, according to...
EU
88 confirmed cases of bluetongue in France, 2.2m vaccines available
There are now 88 cases of bluetongue in France, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has confirmed. Of the...
EU
Bluetongue in France; 1.3m doses of vaccine made available
There has been an outbreak of bluetongue in a sheep and cattle herd in Allier, France, the department of agriculture in...
