Organisation: Standing Veterinary Committee

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

EU vets vote to ease strict export restrictions on British beef

EUROPEAN UNION veterinary experts have voted to ease strict rules on British beef exports, in a further step to bring the country's livestock industry in from the cold after its battering from the mad-cow crisis.

Fri, 19 Jul, 2002

Green light for UK foot-and-mouth vaccination

Britain has been given permission to vaccinate 180,000 cattle in Cumbria and Devon to counter the spread of foot-and-mouth disease.

Thu, 29 Mar, 2001

EU vets consider plan to fight foot and mouth

Europe's veterinary experts are meeting in Brussels following confirmation that foot and mouth has crossed the Channel.

Tue, 13 Mar, 2001

Outlook bleaker as foot-and-mouth cases grow

Britain's farmers are facing weeks more of foot-and-mouth misery as Britain's top vet warned the crisis will still last a long time and the number of outbreaks continues to rise.

Fri, 09 Mar, 2001