Re: Bluetongue 30,000 live imports from infected areas into N.Ireland in SIX weeks

In article <61spngF20ip41U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Jim Webster
<URL:mailto:jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

in Cumbria you will have problems because 'feral' sheep in the forestry
could be a Reservoir of infection because they cannot really be gathered
never mind vaccinated.
It will boil down the the economics of the vaccine. If it can be afforded it
can be used.
If things are as bad as the Dutch seem to think in year two, the feral
population might even disappear ;-(

Ref reservoirs:

Anyone know the susceptibility of common UK wildlife - esp Deer?

Cheerio,

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