Kate Fisher
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- Aug 28, 2026
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Bluetongue vaccination rules eased for some livestock in Southwest Scotland (opens the original)
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Store and fattening livestock, along with non-pregnant females, will no longer need to be vaccinated against bluetongue before leaving the south-west Scotland Temporary Control Zone (TCZ). The change, which comes into force on September 10, means these classes of animals can move into Scotland’s disease-free area without meeting the current vaccination requirement. However, vaccination and testing requirements will remain in place for some breeding animals moving out of the zone. The Scottish Go
Bluetongue control zone introduced after Lockerbie case (opens the original)
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New restrictions have been brought in across parts of Dumfries and Galloway after bluetongue was confirmed in two lambs near Lockerbie. The Scottish Government has established a Temporary Control Zone around the area while investigations continue into how the disease reached the region and whether it has spread further. The measures mean farmers within the zone will need a licence to move cattle, sheep or other susceptible livestock into or out of the affected area. Additional testing and survei
Case of BSE in cow confirmed on Scottish farm (opens the original)
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A case of classical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been detected in a cow on a farm in Dumfries and Galloway. The case was picked up through routine BSE surveillance, with precautionary movement restrictions now in place covering the affected animal’s offspring and other cattle classed as its cohort. The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is carrying out further investigations to establish how the disease originated. Authorities said the animal was identified through the country’s
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