Plan now for effective bluetongue vaccination strategies

Bluetongue disease is the hot topic amongst all livestock producers, as we head towards warmer days.  EU and Defra guidelines stipulate that only livestock in a designated Protection Zone (PZ) can be vaccinated with the bluetongue vaccine Bovilis® BTV8 against bluetongue virus serotype 8.  But all producers are advised to plan a vaccination control policy now in case infection spreads and the PZ suddenly moves.

 

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