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Inaccurate reporting on foot and mouth disease controls

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 13 February 2025 - Categories: Borders and trade, Protect

There has been inaccurate media coverage regarding foot and mouth disease (FMD) controls with reports that it took six or seven days for controls on commercial imports to take effect and “allowed disease to enter the country.”

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Friday 9 February - Exercise Blackthorn, Countryside Stewardship

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 9 February 2018 - Categories: Weekly stories
A herd of cows stand and sit in a field. A single tree stands in the background

UK Governments work together to test foot and mouth disease contingency plans A herd of cows in a field Vet Times, FarmingUK, Farming Life, The Scottish Farmer, and Wales Farmer...

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