Understanding Schmallenberg in the dairy herd

Dairy farmers are encouraged to understand the signs and symptoms of Schmallenburg within dairy herds amid UK outbreak

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Schmallenburg virus is transmitted by infected Culicoides midges from Europe.
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Schmallenburg virus is transmitted by infected Culicoides midges from Europe.

Affecting both sheep and cattle, the UK has experienced several outbreaks of the Schmallenberg virus (SBV) since the first outbreak across Germany and Holland in 2011. Rob Hall of LLM Farm Vets, part...

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