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• Wednesday, May 22nd 2013 - 10:28 UTC

  UK approves vaccine against Schmallenberg virus which attacks pregnant cattle and sheep

  

  A vaccine to protect sheep and cattle from a virus spread by midges has been approved by UK government vets. The virus, which emerged in the Netherlands and Germany in 2011, can lead to sheep and cattle having stillborn or deformed offspring.