Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Deadly virus that has killed hundreds of lambs and calves on UK farms 'has spread to every county'

A killer virus blighting lambs and calves has spread across the country, infecting the majority of farms, experts said yesterday. Schmallenberg virus, which has already killed hundreds of lambs and calves or caused them to be born with serious deformities, has been detected in every county in England and Wales. Those figures are now expected to rise into the thousands as the new lambing season begins. The disease has been discovered on 976 British farms, compared with 276 in August.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2250284/Schmallenberg-Deadly-virus-killed-hundreds-lambs-calves-UK-farms-spread-county.html

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