Lack of border control posts leaves UK vulnerable to disease

A lack of border control posts in the UK has left the country vulnerable to African Swine Fever, chair of the National Pig Association Rob Mutimer has said.

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
clock • 1 min read
Lack of border control posts leaves UK vulnerable to disease

A lack of border control posts in the UK has left the country vulnerable to African Swine Fever, chair of the National Pig Association Rob Mutimer has said. He noted the disease had taken a massive...

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