OPINION: "Thankfully testing confirmed it was not foot-and-mouth disease"

Farmers Guardian livestock editor Katie Jones reflects on the reaction to the suspected case of foot-and-mouth at Exeter Livestcock Centre

Katie Jones
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OPINION: "Thankfully testing confirmed it was not foot-and-mouth disease"

Hearts around the country will have sunk earlier this week, when news of a suspected case of foot-and-mouth in a ewe sold through Exeter Livestock Centre broke. While social media was rife with speculation,...

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