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Second case of bluetongue identified in Wales

"My policy goal remains to keep bluetongue out of Wales"

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Rural Affairs Secretary Huw Irranca-Davies said: "The DCVO's interim conclusion is that bluetongue is unlikely to be circulating in the local midge population."
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Rural Affairs Secretary Huw Irranca-Davies said: "The DCVO's interim conclusion is that bluetongue is unlikely to be circulating in the local midge population."

A farm in Wales has recorded a second case of bluetongue. APHA confirmed the case had been identified in Anglesey on Wednesday (October 2) from an animal which had moved to the area from the East of...

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