The latest case of bluetongue in Hertfordshire, a virus spread by midges which can prove fatal for infected animals, was confirmed by Hertfordshire County Council. The Department for Environment ...

Agriculture and the agri-food industry in Northern Ireland face "a triple threat" from bird flu, bluetongue virus and foot ...

Galloway Vets in Kirkcudbright are organising the event, which will also look at the threat the virus poses to Dumfries and ...

Farmers across the UK have been stopped from moving their animals as normal while a new strain of the bluetongue virus ravages British livestock. The new BTV-3 varient first arrived in England in ...

Bluetongue virus risk is at a seasonal low, but producers should be ready for that to change in spring. Bluetongue virus is an insect-borne disease that can affect all ruminants. While cattle are ...

As more cases were found temporary restriction zones have been brought in to help stem the spread of the bluetongue virus (BTV-3), some 95 cases, which now cover the whole of the South East England.

Farmers in parts of the UK have been put on alert as an outbreak of bluetongue has been detected, according to the government. The virus is not an immediate threat to humans as it primarily ...

Farmers in the South West are being warned over an outbreak of bluetongue in the region. The serious disease primarily affects sheep and cattle by restricting their movements, but it can also ...

NFU President Tom Bradshaw describes the BTV-3 vaccine as ‘an important tool in reducing the impact of the disease’, as AHDB and RH&W launch ‘Battle bluretongue’, a new campaign encouraging livestock ...

The campaign is urging farmers to consult their vet about vaccinating their herd or flock against bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) this spring.

The government and farmers are stuck between a rock and a hard place when assessing how to tackle the legally notifiable disease bluetongue. The deadly disease appears to be rooted in parts of ...

The Welsh government has approved the emergency use of three bluetongue vaccines from 1 March this year to help slow the spread of the virus. Vaccines must be prescribed by a vet, but can be ...