Foot-and-mouth reports 'blame faulty pipes'

Official reports into the recent foot-and-mouth outbreak are being published today – and are expected to say faulty drainage pipes at a nearby laboratory could have released the disease.

Foot-and-mouth reports 'blame faulty pipes'

Official reports into the recent foot-and-mouth outbreak are being published today – and are expected to say faulty drainage pipes at a nearby laboratory could have released the disease.

According to media reports this week, the investigation found a damaged pipe at the Pirbright site contained the virus, which could have spread to nearby farms by workmen after being brought to the surface by flood water.

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