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18 May – Schmallenberg virus: further update on GB testing results
There are 258 UK farms reporting SBV: 36 in cattle and 222 in sheep. There are no new reported cases since the 14 May 2012. We have adjusted some of the current total numbers for the counties where some premises lie close to a county boundary. This has no bearing on the distribution of infection [...]
14 May – Schmallenberg virus: further update on GB testing results
There are 258 UK farms reporting SBV: 36 in cattle and 222 in sheep. Two further cases have been confirmed in sheep, one in the Channel Islands and one in Buckinghamshire. Buckinghamshire is a new addition to the list of counties reporting affected animals, but it is still within our recognised “at risk” area in [...]
8 May – Schmallenberg virus: further update on GB testing results
There are 256 UK farms reporting SBV: 36 in cattle and 220 in sheep. There are no new reported cases since the 4 May 2012. All farms are within the recognised risk counties in England.
Ending of requirement to trace test cattle on Approved Finishing Units in England
Cattle on active Approved Finishing Units (AFUs) in England, which have been traced from a holding on which there has been a new TB breakdown, will no longer require any testing for tracing purposes, unless a Veterinary Risk Assessment deems such testing necessary.
4 May – Schmallenberg virus: further update on GB testing results
There are now 256 UK farms reporting SBV: 36 in cattle and 220 in sheep. This is an increase of one farm in cattle and one in sheep. All farms are within the recognized risk counties in England.
30 April – Schmallenberg virus: further update on GB testing results
There are now 254 UK farms reporting SBV: 35 in cattle and 219 in sheep. This is an increase of two farms in cattle and one in sheep (in the Channel Islands). All farms are within the recognized risk counties in England.
27 April – Schmallenberg virus: further update on GB testing results
There are now 251 UK farms reporting SBV: 33 in cattle and 218 in sheep. This is an increase of one farm in cattle. All farms are within the recognised risk counties in England.
23 April – Schmallenberg virus: further update on GB testing results
There are now 250 UK farms reporting SBV: 32 in cattle and 218 in sheep. This is an increase of one farm in sheep. All farms are within the recognised risk counties in England.
20 April – Schmallenberg virus: further update on GB testing results
There are now 249 UK farms reporting SBV: 32 in cattle and 217 in sheep. This is an increase of two farms in cattle and two farms in sheep. All farms are within the recognised risk counties in England. The decline in the numbers of reporting farms is in line with all EU Member States, [...]
16 April – Schmallenberg virus: further update on GB testing results
There are now 245 UK farms reporting SBV: 30 in cattle and 215 in sheep. This is an increase of only two farms in cattle. All farms are within the recognised risk counties in England.
