Farmers Fear Livestock Virus
Farmers in the Midlands are concerned about a livestock virus affecting sheep spreading from the south of England.
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Farmers fear of losing livestock to virus
"The concern is that it's an unknown. It's something very new. It's not just the loss of the lambs. We can be losing the ewes as well."
Peter Clarke, Farmer
Map of areas affected by livestock virus
The areas in green show counties with confirmed cases of the Schmallenberg infection.
Farmers in Lincolnshire fear it could spread to them.
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Concern over sheep virus
by James Webster
Farmers in the Midlands are concerned about a livestock virus affecting sheep spreading from the south of England.
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