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Vets urge planning ahead to keep bluetongue at bay

草榴社区 are being warned that 鈥榖luetongue shows no signs of slowing down鈥� and are being encouraged to have proactive discussions with their vets to assess their risk from BTV-3

Ellie Layton
Livestock Specialist
clock 鈥� 4 min read
Vets urge planning ahead to keep bluetongue at bay

In a recent AHDB webinar introducing the 鈥榖attle bluetongue' campaign, industry advisors warned that bluetongue bears a risk of becoming a countrywide threat, after looking at the disease's European trends...

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