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Livestock => Sheep => Topic started by: kanisha on November 15, 2017, 12:35:13 pm

Title: BTV 8 and now 4 in France
Post by: kanisha on November 15, 2017, 12:35:13 pm

http://agriculture.gouv.fr/liste-des-departements-et-des-communes-classes-en-zone-reglementee-fco (http://agriculture.gouv.fr/liste-des-departements-et-des-communes-classes-en-zone-reglementee-fco)

BTV 8 has been knocking on the door of the UK for some time now. BTV 4 present in other parts of the EU has now moved into France Just for your info...

Title: Re: BTV 8 and now 4 in France
Post by: Fleecewife on November 15, 2017, 06:47:43 pm

When we leave the EU can we leave the horrible diseases too please  :eyelashes:

Title: Re: BTV 8 and now 4 in France
Post by: Marches Farmer on November 20, 2017, 05:20:46 pm

There's always something .... January lambing farm down the road from us had some lambs with Schmallenberg this Spring ....

Title: Re: BTV 8 and now 4 in France
Post by: kanisha on November 21, 2017, 08:20:41 am

I'm not surprised, schmallenberg will continue to circulate, those who are on the periphery will have sporadic infections unless animals are vaccinated either naturally or using a vaccine.

BTV has a much higher mortality rate ( affecting not only lambs in utero) but  adults as much as lambs.
Anyone know the incidence of resistance following infection with BTV, for those that survive of course?