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Schmallenberg Virus: DEFRA Reaction and Advice
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DEFRA Says Deadly Livestock Virus is "Worrying"
After more cases were confirmed of the European Schmallenberg virus, DEFRA has said animals that died as a result of the disease would not be going into the food chain - but that meat from affected farms is still safe.
Farmers lose sheep to Schmallenberg virus
This lamb on a farm near Rye in Sussex was born healthy just minutes after the ewe gave birth to a stillborn lamb, a victim of Schmallenberg disease. Another lamb was born deformed as well this morning. So far the farm has had 50 cases, either dead, deformed or re-absorbed by the ewe.
Virus Infects Farms
by Helen Plint
A deadly new virus affecting sheep, cattle and goats has been found at 34 farms across the south.
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