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Sheep Management: marketing cull ewes, important dates and abortion caution
16 Jan 2025 01:07 GMT
… flocks experiencing lambs born with Schmallenberg virus-type deformities. As such … sheep app to notify farm-to-farm movements.
Marketing cull … experiencing lambs born with Schmallenberg virus-type deformities. As such … app to notify farm-to-farm movements.
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Researchers want farmer input on Schmallenberg virus impact
18 Apr 2024 11:36 GMT
… of the impact of the Schmallenberg virus and the scale of the … of the cyclical pattern of Schmallenberg.
Cases of the non-contagious … outbreak in 2017.
As both Schmallenberg and Bluetongue are spread by … first two letters of a farm's postcode needed to …
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Ireland Farmers Take Action Against Schmallenberg Virus (SBV) Outbreak
15 Mar 2024 11:01 GMT
… confirmed cases of Schmallenberg virus (SBV). This midge-borne virus poses a … affected regions.
What is the Schmallenberg Virus?
SBV primarily affects ruminants, including … low-impact virus, it can have devastating effects on individual farms, particularly …
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Two cases of Schmallenberg virus detected in sheep in Wexford
12 Feb 2024 20:18 GMT
… PCR tests for Schmallenberg virus RNA
Cases of Schmallenberg virus
Livestock species testing positive … spike in confirmed cases of Schmallenberg virus”.
Image source: Grove Veterinary Clinic … of any cases on their farms.”
If ruminant animals should become …
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'Vigilance key' to keeping livestock healthy from Schmallenberg virus
08 Feb 2024 10:39 GMT
… remain vigilant for signs of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) in their … out.”
Currently, Schmallenberg is not a notifiable virus, meaning that … vet.
"Cases of Schmallenberg have been rising across … .
"If possible, farms could consider moving the timing …
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NFU issues guidance as cases of Schmallenberg virus continue to rise
01 Feb 2024 11:49 GMT
Cases of Schmallenberg virus (SBV) have been rising … Worcestershire.
Currently, Schmallenberg is not a notifiable virus, meaning that … .
"If possible, farms could consider moving the timing … aftermath of a Schmallenberg infection on farm, there are a …
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‘Spike’ in Schmallenberg virus cases across the UK
31 Jan 2024 18:04 GMT
… of any cases on their farms.”
If ruminant animals should become … increase in Schmallenberg cases, with a number of farms affected within the … been caused by the Schmallenberg virus.
Source: Nantwich Farm Vets
The vet applied …
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Climate change: driving up animal diseases on your farm
08 May 2024 22:38 GMT
… and sheep flocks are susceptible – Schmallenberg virus, bluetongue and epizootic haemorrhagic disease … Pole worm: fatalities on 70 farms
The parasite haemonchus contortus, also … is already negatively impacting our farm animals in a more fundamental …
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By degrees: how climate change is already affecting your farm
01 May 2024 21:28 GMT
… nutrients.
Overall, Prof Murphy predicted, farm management practices and their timing … from exotic pests and diseases.
Schmallenberg virus, which causes foetal abnormalities in … .
Overall, Prof Murphy predicted, farm management practices and their timing …
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Five-year high for Schmallenberg in UK
14 Mar 2024 04:01 GMT
… exact number of cases at farm level is difficult.
However … report suspect cases. The Schmallenberg virus is primarily transmitted by midges … spring
Cases of Schmallenberg on sheep farms are estimated to … exact number of cases at farm level is difficult.
However …