Vets urge planning ahead to keep bluetongue at bay

Farmers are being warned that ‘bluetongue shows no signs of slowing down’ and are being encouraged to have proactive discussions with their vets to assess their risk from BTV-3

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Vets urge planning ahead to keep bluetongue at bay

In a recent AHDB webinar introducing the ‘battle bluetongue' campaign, industry advisors warned that bluetongue bears a risk of becoming a countrywide threat, after looking at the disease's European trends...

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