Topic: foot-and-mouth disease

Originally from: Farmtalking Pig is tested for foot-and-mouth "Vets are investigating a suspected outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease at an abattoir in Essex where the 2001 outbreak was first discovered. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said tests were being carried out on a pig at Cheale Meats abattoir near Brentwood.

Originally from: Richard Mawdsley Introduction Cont'd Food Safety, International Trade, and History Repeated 8 June 2001 Justin Kastner and Doug Powell The Food Safety Network This paper was presented in June 2001 at the Joint Annual Meetings of the Agriculture, Food, and Human Values Society and the Association for the Study of Food and Society.

Originally from: Farmtalking Alistair McConnachie has kindly sent me the following, the obituary for Prof Fred Brown, published in the Daily Telegraph on March 10th. I've copied it below for those that may not have seen it, however, although it may appear to be factual, it certainly isn't 100% and some common errors quoted in the Press re-appear! Apparently, it doesn't seem to have be written by someone who knew Prof.

Originally from: PoppaC http:/​/​news.bbc.co.uk/​2/​hi/​science/​nature/​3503697.stm Foot-and-mouth: mayhem remembered By Alex Kirby BBC News Online environment correspondent A date seared into the memory of every British farmer is 20 February 2001, the day that the country's worst epidemic of foot-and-mouth disease broke out. The outbreak saw the slaughter of about six million animals, cost an estimated £8bn and turned lives upside-down.

Originally from: Farmtalking From: ... Originally from Hansard – 6 Jan 2004 : Column 259W Foot and Mouth Brian Cotter: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much has been spent by her Department in investigating the validity of payment claims submitted by businesses to her Department for work undertaken in connection with the foot and mouth crisis.

Originally from: Farmtalking http:/​/​www.aasv.org/​news/​story.php?id=773 Interferon – Potential for Swine Epidemic Control October 3, 2003 — Michael Meredith (ed. Harry Snelson) The U.S. National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) passed a Resolution in July 2003 asking the Department of Homeland Security and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) to fund research into alternatives to "depopulation" (mass slaughter and disposal of infected animals)...

Originally from: chris stockdale Dear Jane, I am forwarding this to you as I have received it from a couple of sources to-day and debate is firing up in several channels without a central board, perhaps compounded by Mary's holiday. Regards, Chris.

Originally from: Farmtalking Chile's Agriculture Ministry has said it has suspended imports of meat from two Argentine provinces that border Paraguay, which has been hit by an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). Health officials recently reported outbreaks of the disease in Paraguay and Bolivia, sparking widespread concern over a possible repeat of the 2001 epidemic in the region.

Originally from: Bill Foot-and-Mouth disease is CONTAGIOUS, look it up in the dictionary. CONTAGIOUS, sticks like dog shit to a shovel, sticks to squaddies boots, sticks to vets hair, tweed jackets, foot mats in Land Rovers.

Originally from: Bill I like the comment from the DEFRA spokesperson "It is a debate not a referendum". Our views on everthing from sewage sludge to foot-and-mouth disease seem to be irrelevant. The only opposition the government has is from back-bench left wing Labour M.P.'s.