Bluetongue Disease: Shropshire
Commons · Question 11161 · Tabled 25 Oct 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Question
Asked by Mark Pritchard
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to help reduce the number of Blue Tongue virus livestock cases in Shropshire.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 4 Nov 2024
Defra acted quickly to contain bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) when the first case this season was detected on 26 August, implementing zones with movement controls on susceptible livestock to prevent spread. These disease control restrictions have been adap...