Cumbrian sheep in precautionary cull

16 October 2001



Cumbrian sheep in precautionary cull

By Adrienne Francis

ABOUT 100 sheep at farm near Whitehaven, Cumbria, have been slaughtered after blood tests uncovered foot-and-mouth antibodies.

The animals were slaughtered as a precaution against the disease. Further blood test results are awaited later this week.

Tests are continuing in a bid to determine whether foot-and-mouth had broken out on a farm near Pica, Cumbria, reports the Guardian.

• Fears of foot-and-mouth flare-up, FWi 15 October, 2001