NB. Some links to other web sites may not work in
archive pages as time passes .
DEFRA
31st
December 2007
Declaration of a Protection
Zone and a Surveillance Zone (.pdf 302 KB)
- Click
here!
Designated Surveillance Zone Premises - Click
here!
DEFRA
31st
December 2007
Declaration of a Protection
Zone and a Surveillance Zone (.pdf
1.4 MB) - Click
here!
Designated Surveillance Zone Premises - Click
here!
DEFRA
21st
December 2007
International Trade -
Customer Information Note: Movements of Bluetongue
Susceptible animals to other Member States and Third
countries - requirements to be met during the vector- free
period - Click
here!
News release:
Bluetongue update: vector-free period confirmed and movement
restrictions relaxed - Click
here!
Further information is available on the movement guidance
and licenses page - Click
here!
DEFRA
20th
December 2007
Information bulletin:
Bluetongue detected in imported animals - Click
here!
DEFRA
19th
December 2007
News release:
Order placed for Bluetongue vaccine - Click
here!
DEFRA
14th
December 2007
News release:
Bluetongue detected in an imported animal - Click
here!
News release: Foot
and Mouth Disease export restrictions lifted. - Click here!
International Trade -
Customer Information Note:
The
export restrictions (Foot and Mouth Disease) Regulations 2007 -
Click here!
International Trade -
Customer Information Note:
Outbreak
of Foot and Mouth Disease in Cyprus - Click here!
DEFRA
13th December 2007
Report published:
Sir
Bill Callaghan’s review of the regulatory framework for handling
animal pathogens in the UK - Click here!
Written
Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn on Publication of the Callaghan
review - Click here!
The
Export Restrictions (Foot-and-Mouth Disease) Regulations 2007
(.pdf 36 KB)
- Click here!
International Trade -
Customer Information Note: Further
relaxation of rules enabling live animal exports to resume and
extending relaxation of trade in animal products (Genetics, Meat
Products, Milk, Dairy Products, Hides and Skins and ‘Other’
Animal Products) - Click here!
DEFRA
11th
December 2007
News release:
Views sought on sharing responsibility and costs for animal
health and welfare - Click
here!
DEFRA
10th
December 2007
Defra publishes amended
contingency plan for exotic animal diseases - Click
here!
A news release has been issued. -
Click
here!
DEFRA
6th
December 2007
International disease
monitoring:
Preliminary outbreak assessment: Bluetongue (BTV-1) in
France (.pdf 63
KB) - Click
here!
DEFRA
23rd November 2007
-
Bluetongue:
The Bluetongue
Order No: 2 (Statutory
Instrument 2007 (No:3304)
(Coming into force 23rd November 2007)- Click
here!
Information bulletin:
Avian Influenza update: bird gatherings permitted outside
restricted zone - Click
here!
Further information on bird fairs, markets, shows and
other gatherings - Click
here!
DEFRA
22nd November 2007
-
FMD - Secretary of
State Hilary Benn has made a Written Statement to Parliament
this morning regarding an incident this week at the Merial
facility on the Pirbright site, believed to have involved a
leaking valve within the vaccine production system. The
incident was contained by the rigorous bio-security safety
mechanisms in place. An inspection team visited the site
yesterday morning, and they are assured that live Foot and
Mouth virus has not been released into the environment.
Defra has suspended Merial's license to permit the use of
FMD and Bluetongue viruses for vaccine production - Click
here!
International Trade
- Customer Information Notes:
Import of FMD and bluetongue susceptible animals - Click
here!
Bluetongue: Latest
situation -
Since 22 September,
laboratory tests have detected the presence of Bluetongue in
a number of animals on several different premises in South
East England. Defra confirmed on 28 September the
circulation of Bluetongue disease between the local animal
and midge population in East Anglia. The disease has since
been confirmed in other parts of south-east England.
Surveillance and Protection Zones have been established and
are extended when necessary.
Markets within the Bluetongue
Surveillance and Protection Zones have (since Sunday 14
October) been permitted. Markets may operate as usual within
these Zones provided the animals stay within the Zones after
sale unless they are going to slaughter at approved
slaughterhouses.
As at 16.30pm on 23
November 2007 there were 65 confirmed premises affected by
Bluetongue. This figure will normally be updated weekly on a
Friday.
Interactive map
Search by postcode to see if you are in the
Surveillance Zone or the Protection Zone - Click
here!
Movement guidance and licences - Check
if you are affected - Click
here!<
Declarations - Click
here!
The Bluetongue Order 2007 (.pdf
36 KB) - Click
here!
Epidemiological report:
Epidemiological report on the outbreak of
bluetongue (.pdf 700
KB). - Click
here!
About Vaccination - Click
here!
DEFRA
21st November 2007
-
News release:
Avian influenza update: precautionary culling on a fifth
premises - Click
here!
International Trade -
Customer Information Notes: UK Trade restrictions
due to Avian Influenza (AI) - Click
here!
New licence: EXD265
General licence for the movement of certain poultry meat
into, within or out of the protection zone - Click
here!
New licence: EXD272
General licence for the movement of certain wild game bird
products intended for human consumption out of a protection
zone, surveillance zone or restricted zone to an
unrestricted area - Click
here!
DEFRA
20th November 2007
-
Bird Flu
International Trade Customer Information Notes:
UK Trade restrictions due to Avian Influenza (AI)
- Click
here!
FMD
International Trade - Customer Information Notes:
FMD: Agreement of Further Relaxation of EU
Safeguard Measures for Trade - Click
here!
The export and movement restrictions FMD regulations 2007 - Click
here!
Updated FMD Policy - Click
here!
DEFRA
19th November 2007 -
Bird Flu - New case
Declaration of a
Protection Zone, Surveillance Zone and Restricted Zone
(.pdf 157 KB) - Click
here!
DEFRA
18th November 2007 -
Bird Flu
Information
bulletin: Avian Influenza update: culling completed - Click
here!
DEFRA
16th November 2007 -
Bird Flu
Map -
Norfolk and Suffolk -Surveillance, Protected and Restriction
Zones - Click
here!
Revised license: EXD256 - General licence for the movement
of bird by-products - Click
here!
Revised guidance on shooting - Click
here!
Biosecurity guidance for single flock events - Click
here!
Bluetongue
International
Trade - Customer Information Note: The animals and animal
products (import and export) (England) (amendments)
regulations 2007 (SI 2007/3277) - Click
here!
DEFRA
15th November 2007 -
Information bulletin: H5N1
Avian Influenza update - Click
here!
New license: EXD286 - Movement of day old chicks from the
Restricted Zone or area free from disease restrictions to a
Surveillance Zone - Click
here!
DEFRA
14th November 2007 -
Bird Flu
News
release: H5N1 Avian Influenza update: precautionary culling
on four further premises - Click
here!
New licences for the movement of poultry to slaughter
and movement of table eggs - Click
here!
Bluetongue
Declaration of a Protection Zone and Surveillance Zone (.pdf
307 KB) -
This declaration amends the Bluetongue Protection Zone to
extend it slightly in two areas in Cambridgeshire. These are
small extensions to address specific welfare issues,
specifically to allow movement of animals off the Nene Marsh
to their home farms - Click
here!
DEFRA
13th November 2007 -
FMD & Bluetongue
Written Ministerial Statement by Hilary Benn - update on
Foot and Mouth Disease and Blue Tongue Disease outbreaks
- Click
here!
Bird Flu -
Declaration of Second Temporary Control Zone (revised) (.pdf
257 KB)
This revokes and replaces the
one made at 21:00 on 12 November 07 - Click
here!
Movement guidance - Click
here!
Advice to producers and processors - Click
here!
Ministerial Statement on Avian Influenza - Click
here!
Declaration of a Protection Zone, Surveillance Zone and
Restricted Zone (.pdf
161 KB) - Click
here!
Declaration of revocation of temporary control zones (.pdf
13 KB) - Click
here!
News release: H5N1 Avian Influenza Confirmed In Poultry - Click
here!
DEFRA
12th November 2007
News release: Avian
Influenza H5 confirmed in Suffolk. - Click
here!
DEFRA
11th November 2007 -
Bird Flu
News release:
Avian Influenza lessons learned report published. - Click
here!
H5N1 Highly Pathogenic
Avian Influenza outbreak, Holton, Suffolk - February 2007
Lessons to be Learned Report, 3 August 2007 (.pdf
206 KB) - Click
here!
The Role and Responsibilities of the MHS in Animal Disease
Outbreaks:
Report for Defra and the FSA (.pdf 160 KB) - Click
here!
DEFRA's Report on FMD in
Surrey 2007 (.pdf
2948.58KB) - Click
here!
DEFRA
9th November 2007
International Trade -
Customer Information Note: Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD):
Agreement of Further Relaxation of EU Safeguard Measures for
Trade – Amendment to Commission Decision 2007/554/EC
expected implementation.- Click
here!
Bluetongue Vaccine - EU
Fax to CVO' in Member States - Click
here!
DEFRA
8th November 2007
International disease
monitoring - Preliminary outbreak assessment
Bluetongue (BTV-1) in Spain. - Click
here!
DEFRA
6th November 2007
News release: FMD update:
new EU decision on exports - Click
here!
Further information on the new EU Decision on FMD Exports - Click
here!
Map:
Showing Proposals for Zones for Intra Community Trade - New
Commission Decision, 6th November 2007 [ (.pdf
1.3 MB - Please note, this is a large file) - Click
here!
International Trade - Customer Information Note:
FMD Agreement of Further Relaxation of EU Safeguard Measures
for Trade - Click
here!
Map:
GB with FMD Restricted Zone and Bluetongue Protection and
Surveillance Zone
(.pdf 146 KB) - Click
here!
Information
bulletin:
SAPO License restored to Merial Animal Health - Click
here!
International Trade - Customer Information Note:
Movement of ruminant semen, ova and embryos from a
Bluetongue Restricted Zone - Click
here!
International disease monitoring - Preliminary outbreak
assessment:
Foot and Mouth Disease – Cyprus - Click
here!
DEFRA
5th November 2007
Following the lifting of
the FMD Surveillance Zone, movement restrictions applicable
in the Restricted Zone now also apply in the former
Surveillance Zone. The conditions of some movement
licenses have changed. Check the license conditions
carefully to ensure you comply with them all.
Declaration revoking the
declaration of a Protection Zone and Surveillance Zone made
at 16:50 on 12 September 2007 and amending the declaration
of 19:30 on 19 October 2007 amending and consolidating the
declaration of a Restricted Zone made at 14.50 on 12
September 2007
(.pdf281 KB) - Click
here!
Map: Foot and Mouth
Disease - Restricted Zone
(.pdf 613 KB) - Click
here!
DEFRA
2nd November 2007
Please note that the
'Bluetongue Protection Zone' has now replaced the
'Bluetongue Control Zone', and the 'Bluetongue Surveillance
Zone' has now replaced the 'Bluetongue Protection Zone'.
Together they are called the 'Bluetongue Restricted Zone'.
The Zone boundaries have not changed.
Information bulletin:
New EU amendment to Bluetongue controls. - Click
here!
Declaration of a Protection Zone and Surveillance Zone
(.pdf 736 KB)
- Click
here!
Revocation of declaration of Control Zone and a
Protection Zone - Click
here!
(declared at 15:50 on
29th September 2007) (.pdf
9 KB)
Bluetongue Protection Zone and Surveillance Zone Declaration
and definitive map (.pdf
934 KB) - Click
here!
The Bluetongue Order 2007 (.pdf
36 KB) which came into force at 6:00pm
today. - Click
here!
New bluetongue licences have been published for
movements of animals to slaughter, transit through zones and
movement of Semen, Ova and Embryos. - Click
here!
DEFRA
1st November 2007
DEFRA
invites BT Vaccine Tenders
-
but not for Scotland
and Wales.
I am utterly appalled to
hear from Chris
Stockdale, (Stakeholder DEFRA Group) that the 10-20
million doses of BT vaccine
DEFRA has put out to tender are for England
alone and that the devolved states, Scotland and Wales are
'free to do as they see fit'.
Thanks for telling us - no
one else has!
When DEFRA's incompetence
has led to the disasters farmers and their livestock
are facing this year, through imposed restrictions to
supposedly prevent disease,
the fact that DEFRA can exclude Scotland and
Wales from the purchase of vaccine, which actually would
prevent the disease,
is shaming.
Especially when the EU has
already said they would pay for it and 50% of
vaccination costs during the first year.
If Scotland and Wales had
known they were to go it alone, perhaps they would
have had the sense to ignore the imposed restrictions and
order the vaccine
months ago.
Did they know?
I have contacted my MSP and
MP and of course, the Press, So far it seems
to have come to them as a surprise too.
Talk about 'divide and rule'
they certainly are making a good job of it.
It really is time DEFRA was
thrown to the dogs and I hope they rip it to
pieces. It will be no more than they deserve having ruined
so many farmers over
the past six years.
Farmtalking has done nothing
but try to advise farmers of DEFRA's intentions,
publishing their press releases, notifications and license
updates, etc. and trying to
support farmers when their animals became victims
of cruel slaughter policies for FMD, TB, BSE, etc.
I've been constantly hoping
things would improve, as we published the truth
about vaccinations, research and other helpful
information, tenancy
agreements, land registrations etc. At this moment, I feel
it has all been a
complete waste of my time which would have been far
better spent working full
time for Alex Salmond and devolution!
I may live in 'Scotland' but
I am 'English' and was proud to be 'British'
but perhaps not any more!
Maybe I'll calm down, in
time but just for now - I'm furious! - JB.Ed
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