blue tongue

[ferret15 0]

first ever case of blue tongue found in a highland cow in Ipswich. it is spread by midges so it could be devastating for the country if it spreads

 

 

 

here http://epix.hazard.net/topics/animal/bluetung.htm

Edited September 23, 2007 by ferret15

[mad al 146]

Doesn't sound very promising

[Simoman 110]

Must admit i'd never even heard of it until this morning..........

[ferret15 0]

only ever herd of it once and i didn't pay much attention to it but i know enough to know its not good

[ChrisJones 7,975]

Yes, climate change.

 

Coming soon. West Nile Virus.

Edited September 23, 2007 by ChrisJones

[ginga john 268]

i spent some time around scotland with the rifle a while back and the amount of midges up there is beyond counting

if this is spread by midges / mossies then it'll go through this little island like a dose of salts.

News says it has a 50% fatality rate (before the cull) and as is usual for nasty fatal diseases it all started on the dark continent.

Must be a fair swap for all that aid money

[gardener 0]

It didn't happen to escape from a government research centre like the foot and mouth did it?

[scotty 0]

I only watched something about it on countryfile last week, they rekon if it gets established the it will mean a ban on livestock movements for 100 miles or something along thse lines. Also its come in from europe.

[theobenmike 0]

Wander where it comes from

 

 

 

 

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