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14 cases of BTV-3 have been detected in premises which are now outside the current restricted zone

"The control zone is there through no fault of any member within that control zone"

Nine cases of the virus have been detected outside the zone in Cheshire, Shropshire, Somerset, Cumbria, Anglesey, Gwynedd, Cornwall and North Yorkshire

"Sometimes we go without eating so our children can eat. Despite already working over 80 hours, seven days a week, I was told I would need to get another job. It is appalling"

With bluetongue disease on the increase, Livestock Specialist Ellie Layton looks at the disease and what you should do if you suspect a case on your farm

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Suffolk sheep farmer Stephen Cobbald has explained the difficulty of farming in a bluetongue restricted zone

"It moves me to tears hearing how challenging it is for our farmers at the minute dealing with this awful virus"

The Government said there have also been two further cases in North East Lincolnshire

"Unfortunately it was just a matter of time for it to reach Lincolnshire"