Kent and the South Coast remains in a bluetongue restricted zone set by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural ...

“Blue tongue” is a non-contagious, insect-borne, viral disease of ruminants, mainly sheep and less frequently cattle, goats, buffalo, deer, dromedaries, and antelope. It is caused by the ...

It is, however, most commonly found in sheep. The midges are ... a single cow was detected with bluetongue and efforts were quickly introduced to limit the disease's spread. At the time, the ...

The recent approval of the BTV-3 bluetongue vaccine for use in Scotland has been branded “reassuring” for sheep farmers, but ...

Europe’s vast pig herds threaten to become a “dangerous virus laboratory” should they be infected by the growing ...

Boehringer Ingelheim has announced that the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has granted Provisional Marketing ...

Boehringer Ingelheim has welcomed new regulatory approvals for use of its bluetongue vaccine in the United Kingdom and ...

Kent Wildlife Trust said it would vaccinate its cattle and sheep over the risk ... created a route into the UK for this disease, and vaccinating against bluetongue is a necessary step to protect ...

Kent Wildlife Trust said it would be vaccinating its livestock to combat the disease ... pounds". Bluetongue is carried by midges and is spread by the insects biting cattle and sheep, as well ...