Nature reserve confirms case of bluetongue

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"We are very sad to have lost one of our beautiful Highland cows to Bluetongue at Spurn." (generic)
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"We are very sad to have lost one of our beautiful Highland cows to Bluetongue at Spurn." (generic)

A nature reserve in Yorkshire has announced an isolated case of bluetongue serotype-3 (BTV-3) in its Highland cattle herd. The Yorkshire Wildlife Trusts' Spurn National Nature Reserve, in the village...

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