Bluetongue In NI Confirmed as More Suspected
Lab testing has confirmed the presence of the bluetongue-3 virus in samples taken from two cows from a farm near Bangor, Co Down, on Wednesday as calls for farmer vigilance for signs of the disease have been renewed.
Another 44 cattle from the same herd have been flagged as suspected bluetongue cases, as the results of further surveillance testing carried out on herds within 20km of the case farm is awaited.
“The focus of DAERA [Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs] vets is now on surveillance testing of herds within the...
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