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Foot and Mouth’s Dread Return

By Nick Saltmarsh | Published: September 13, 2007

Just when it all seemed to be mercifully over, foot and mouth disease has returned in the UK. Keeping up with foot and mouth developments.

Posted in food and disease, food from the farm | Also tagged defra, disease, food from the farm, health, livestock, meat | 1 Comment

Making Sense of Foot and Mouth

By Nick Saltmarsh | Published: August 8, 2007

The re-emergence of foot and mouth disease in the UK last Friday is a tragedy, most of all for the blameless farmers who have seen their livestock struck down, but also for livestock farmers across the country; the meat trade, from hauliers and abattoirs to butchers and pie-makers; rural tourism businesses; and everyone who enjoys [...]

Posted in food and disease, food from the farm | Also tagged abattoir, British, defra, disease, food from the farm, landscape, livestock, meat | 2 Comments

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