Northern Ireland batons down hatches to avoid foot-and-mouth spread

A new fortress regime has been put in place in Northern Ireland after a third outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed.

Northern Ireland batons down hatches to avoid foot-and-mouth spread

A new fortress regime has been put in place in Northern Ireland after a third outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed.

Agriculture Minister Brid Rodgers says farmers must seal off their barns and halt all animal movements if the province is to avoid the virus spreading as it has in Great Britain.

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