Bluetongue Control Zone Introduced After Lockerbie Case

Animal controls increased as fifth farm hit by bluetongue

Restrictions on animal movements in and out of affected areas of Dumfries and Galloway have been put in place

Bluetongue control zone introduced after Lockerbie case

Bluetongue restrictions have been tightened in Dumfries and Galloway after cases near Lockerbie, with new livestock movement rules.

Quarantine zone for livestock set up after bluetongue disease detected in Scotland

A QUARANTINE zone for livestock has been put in place in Dumfries and Galloway as a precautionary measure after a case of bluetongue disease was…

Temporary Bluetongue Control Zone introduced to south west Scotland

“This is a dynamic situation while further investigations are carried out”- Temporary Bluetongue Control Zone in Place

A temporary Bluetongue Control Zone has been put in place in Scotland in an area around Dumfries and Galloway. From Saturday 22 August, cattle, sheep and goats and other ruminants that are travelling from anywhere in Scotland to the Bluetongue Restricted Zone in place in the rest of the UK must return to Scotland on the […]

Protection zone brought in after two cases of bluetongue disease detected

The latest case of the potentially deadly virus was found in two lambs near Lockerbie