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Re: Nigel Marven - proud to have mud on his boots?

Yes our border controls don't seem to have the rigour, when it comes to diseases and food, that you get in NZ or Australia. When arriving at either of those countries you are left in no doubt about the seriousness with which they take biosecurity - even going as far as sniffer dogs for that purpose...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by Julian Gairdner on Mon, Apr 7 2008
Nigel Marven - proud to have Brazilian mud on his boots?

I've just been watching a recording of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross featuring naturalist Nigel Marven . Great filmmaker he is but his boast in the studio to be wearing a pair of boots dirtied by Brazilian mud suggests more than a little wrecklessness when it comes to disease preventiion. I'd...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by Julian Gairdner on Sun, Apr 6 2008
Report on 2nd FMD outbreak

With the report published today that the 2nd outbreak in Surrey was due to DEFRA not properly containing the Pirbright situation can we expect this government dept to change its name as it did post 2001? Maybe the Chief Veterinary Officer now retired got an early sight of the report.

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by old spots on Fri, Dec 14 2007
Re: Foot-and-mouth - latest developments including overnight news

Am I right in thinking movement rules means 6 days of no movement in or out after you have brought something onto the farm? We have been told different things round here, some people say movement rules begin when you take from the farm as well. Also, anyone know how long penicillin will continue to work...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by bopeep on Wed, Oct 17 2007
Re: Control zones

Not this Tuesday HP but you will be ale to come in on Friday and next Tuesday 23rd (assuming rules and regs in a new market licence don't spoil the show. You are right about panic but I bet phones don' stop ringing on Monday !! See you soon then . R V

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by ring voice on Fri, Oct 12 2007
Slaughtter of starving lamsb (taken from BBC website)

Starving lambs to be slaughtered Lambs have been stranded due to the foot-and-mouth outbreak Plans to slaughter and dispose of a quarter of a million lambs caught up in the foot-and-mouth crisis have been announced by the Scottish Government. The so-called "light lambs" are usually sold to...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by SDM on Tue, Oct 9 2007
Slaughtter of starving lamsb (taken from BBC website)

Starving lambs to be slaughtered Lambs have been stranded due to the foot-and-mouth outbreak Plans to slaughter and dispose of a quarter of a million lambs caught up in the foot-and-mouth crisis have been announced by the Scottish Government. The so-called "light lambs" are usually sold to...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by SDM on Tue, Oct 9 2007
Re: Foot-and-mouth - latest developments including overnight news

Here's another interesting story from one of today's papers: European Union inspectors are expected to arrive in the UK on Monday (17 Sept) to investigate the resurgence of foot-and-mouth disease in Surrey. Officials at the European Commission's animal health unit have warned that a strict...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by Johann on Sun, Sep 16 2007
Re: Foot-and-mouth - latest developments including overnight news

The Sunday Telegraph has picked up on news that the virus could have gone unnoticed for more than a week at Stroude Farm, near Egham. It says animals probably harboured the disease for up to three weeks because their lesions were 10 days old and had begun to heal. Johann

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by Johann on Sun, Sep 16 2007
Re: Overnight news on foot-and-mouth

I was hoping this thread wouldn't be cluttered with non FMD "stuff"! Anyway, here's an update on Sunday morning (12 August)... Leading virologist Professor Oxford of Queen Mary's School of medicine is claiming the F & M outbreak is over. http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search...

Posted to Talking Point (Forum) by Julian Gairdner on Sun, Aug 12 2007

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