Tag: Schmallenberg virus

• 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.

• Wednesday, December 19th 2012 - 01:33 UTC

  Schmallenberg disease hitting lambs and calves spreads to all England and Wales

  

  A disease that can lead to lambs and calves being stillborn or deformed has spread to every county in England and Wales. Some farmers are expected to lose livestock during the lambing season, which is just getting underway.

• Wednesday, August 8th 2012 - 18:28 UTC

  Continental animal virus reached UK and spreads throughout the country

  

  The Schmallenberg virus reached the UK this summer and could spread throughout the country, scientists say. Staff from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and Institute for Animal Health (IAH) found the virus in animals on the RVC farm in Hertfordshire in June.

• Wednesday, March 21st 2012 - 06:57 UTC

  Schmallenberg disease outbreak in Europe: Uruguay bans import of genetic material

  

  Uruguay’s Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries has imposed a transitory ban on all genetic material imports from Europe following the outbreak of the disease Schmallenberg which attacks bovines, sheep, goats and buffalos.

• Monday, March 5th 2012 - 19:54 UTC

  Russia bans European cattle and hog imports because of Schmallenberg virus

  

  Russia will ban shipments of Europe's cattle and hogs from March 20 due to an outbreak of the Schmallenberg virus, which causes birth deformities, said the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, the country's food-safety watchdog.