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Identifying the risks and comparing schmallenberg and bluetongue viruses
05 Jul 2025 16:40 GMT
… is temperature dependent, but the schmallenberg virus can be transmitted at far … unlike schmallenberg, we do have three bluetongue vaccines available to protect livestock … a risk to other unvaccinated livestock.
With schmallenberg, already present in Scotland …
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From TB to tech: Chief vet outlines Britain's livestock challenges
26 Jun 2025 22:42 GMT
… the re-emergence of Bluetongue virus (BTV), a disease transmitted … livestock. After being detected in England in late 2023, the virus … is Schmallenberg, first seen in 2011. Though adult livestock show … damage foetuses.
While the virus has surged in recent …
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Schmallenberg and other vermin hit home for Jim Logan at Denholm Farm
21 Jun 2025 11:02 GMT
… of the season.
From a livestock point of view, March, April … that both we and our livestock have had to frequently call … about the effect of the Schmallenberg virus in early lambing sheep flocks … might have coincided with the virus weaving its way through the …
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Schmallenberg virus cases confirmed on 29 farms in Scotland
18 Apr 2025 12:56 GMT
… noting that while the virus has been most prevalent in … shown evidence of exposure to Schmallenberg virus on serology'.
She … considered largely free of the virus.
“In addition, there has … worst-case scenario for UK livestock.
Veterinary experts are urging …
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'I am petrified' - Scottish farmer with flock devastated by virus warns more deadly disease likely to come
27 Feb 2025 15:04 GMT
… taken out by the Schmallenberg virus (SBV) at his … malformations and stillbirths in livestock including cattle, sheep … virus further.
Bluetongue has more of a devastating impact on livestock … vector disease threat to livestock farmers in Scotland, including …
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Deadly virus spread by midges wipes out 90 newborn lambs from farmer's 150 flock
24 Feb 2025 13:22 GMT
… month by the deadly Schmallenberg virus which is now surging … and bird flu ravaging livestock in recent years, experts … on Scots farms. Both Schmallenberg and Bluetongue are spread … first cases of the cruel Schmallenberg virus, which causes foetal deformities …
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Signs of Schmallenberg and bluetongue emerge on UK farms
12 Feb 2025 17:12 GMT
… have been impacted by Schmallenberg virus, with reports of … with peak midge activity.
Schmallenberg virus poses a significant risk … of testing to distinguish Schmallenberg from bluetongue, as … carried out.”
NFU chief livestock adviser John Royle added …
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Scots sheep farmer 'devastated' after losing 90 lambs to deadly virus outbreak
06 Feb 2025 12:19 GMT
… of birth defects caused by Schmallenberg Virus (SBV). Michael Goldie, of Harpercroft … that seemed to stem from Schmallenberg Virus (SBV). “The first signs of … decisions about buying and breeding livestock. Ultimately, these viruses don’t …
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From voracious snails to Zika-virus mosquitoes, why biologists are worried
24 Jan 2025 09:36 GMT
… monitoring livestock for midge-borne diseases such as bluetongue and Schmallenberg virus, and …
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Livestock abortion surveillance in Tanzania reveals disease priorities and importance of timely collection of vaginal swab samples for attribution
16 Dec 2024 17:31 GMT
… , 2014). Effective livestock health surveillance provides critical … livestock diseases, for example those caused by Schmallenberg virus, bluetongue virus … and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus, livestock …