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Re: BLUETONGUE

We need to ponder. Are these bluetongue infected animals (sheep/cattle) symptomatic or a-symptomatic? The Bluetongue vaccine does not prevent infection, only reduces/prevents symptoms? Hence these 'cases' may be in vaccinated animals. Vaccinated animals will have a virus load, although lower...

Posted to Animal banter (Forum) by docrock on Fri, Aug 29 2008
Re: BLUETONGuE

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2008/08/27/111814/bluetongue-found-in-sheep-imported-from-france.html Just what we didn't want to hear.

Posted to Animal banter (Forum) by Ian Ashbridge on Wed, Aug 27 2008
Tesco's Blue Tongue Corridor

Heard a rumour from a usually unimpeachable source that DEFRA are keeping an access corridor BT control free down the west coast so that in the worst case scenario Tesco can get access to scottish livestock. Not sure how the logic of this works, any ideas anyone?

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by hareley farmer on Thu, Jul 10 2008
Cost of bluetongue vaccinations

A couple of people have raised concerns that they are being over-charged by vets for their bluetongue vaccinations. DEFRA initially said the vaccines should cost £27.50-£33.00 for the 50ml bottles (55-66p per ml) and about £16.35-£19.65 for the 20ml bottles (82-98p per ml) plus VAT, to cover the overhead...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by caroline stocks on Tue, Jul 1 2008
Do DEFRA employees deserve a higher pay increase?

DEFRA employees are to vote on possible strike action, after rejecting a pay offer which equates to just 2.9% overall. In light of the 'triple whammy' of disease the industry has faced with foot and mouth, bluetongue and avian flu, union members are arguing this is a 'sorry reward' for...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by emily on Mon, Nov 26 2007
Re: Foot-and-mouth - latest developments including overnight news

The Tory Party has issued a list of quite useful questions which it says DEFRA now needs to answer: Why hasn't Hilary Benn made a statement to the House of Commons? Is there any link between the leaking pipe revealed today and the original outbreak? How many inspections, and what was inspected, by...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by Isabel Davies on Thu, Nov 22 2007
Foot and mouth/ bluetongue control zones - a bit of humour

I thought you might enjoy this piece written by FW columnist Stephen Carr. It is his alternative guide to all the restrictions in place. "You may have found the latest DEFRA announcements concerning changes to foot-and-mouth movement restrictions rather confusing. Always ready to assist my farming...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by Isabel Davies on Fri, Nov 16 2007
Re: Blue Tongue DEFRA spin

[quote user="Peter Wells"] romneymarsh. Do I follow you correctly in that there are 23 variations on BT that may well come our way? If so, I can see what you mean about DEFRA trying, at this early stage to get out of any responsibility for helping thousands of farmers treat the disease . [...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by KPA on Mon, Nov 5 2007
Blue Tongue DEFRA spin

We have all got to wake up to the spin . DEFRA have now re named the BT zones. Control has been replaced by Protection. The protection becomes surviellance. Control infers a managed approach to eradication through blanket cover vaccination, Protection is not such a specific term . Benn talks of a vaccine...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by romneymarsh on Sat, Nov 3 2007
Re: Letters to Hilary Benn button

[quote user="Isabel Davies"]....I'll see what I can do. It might not be until next week, but I'll defeintly have a go. Any requests about the sort of contacts people would like to see?...[/quote] I wouldn't get too exited about this idea. I'm not saying it's not worth trying...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by KPA on Sat, Nov 3 2007

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