Update: Foot-and-mouth ruled out on UK farm 

A spokesperson said that investigations into other vesicular diseases continue

Foot and mouth disease affects cloven-hoofed animals including cattle, sheep and pigs.

Following reports of a possible case of foot-and-mouth disease on a pig farm in the UK, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has ruled out the presence of the disease.

A spokesperson told the Irish Examiner that investigations into other possible diseases continue.