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Foot and mouth has not seen a major outbreak in the UK since 2001 when 6.5 million animals were slaughtered to control the disease. Read archive material from the 2001 outbreak and the 2007 when the virus escaped from the Pirbright laboratory.

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What foot and mouth zones really mean

Forget trying to keep track of DEFRA's chopping and changing disease restriction zones. Stephen Carr explains what they are really about. You may have found the latest DEFRA announcements concerning…

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FOOT AND MOUTH

Breaking: Foot-and-mouth case suspected at Norfolk farm

Defra vets are investigating a suspected case of foot-and-mouth disease on a Norfolk pig farm. A statement released by Defra emphasised that the case is unconfirmed and subject to testing.…

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Early tests 'do not indicate' foot-and-mouth on Norfolk farm

A suspected case of food-and-mouth disease has seen a temporary control zone declared on the Norfolk-Suffolk border. Defra says preliminary test results do not indicate the presence of foot-and-mouth –…

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Researchers inhibit foot-and-mouth virus in lab

A team of molecular biologists have successfully inhibited a vital protein in the foot-and-mouth (F&M) virus, cutting its production 10 fold. Two drugs had their effects on a protein (HSP90)…

FOOT AND MOUTH

Foot-and-mouth outbreak confirmed in Russia

There has been an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Russia, Defra has confirmed. The virus was first confirmed in Vladimir region, West Russia, earlier this month (16 October), with 90…

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Farmyard version of Christmas classic released to raise money fo...

A farmyard version of the song 12 days of Christmas has been recorded in order to raise money for the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution. Tribute band the Mangledwurzels has released…

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