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"We are fortunate that these incidents have only been near misses" – Wales' Cabinet Secretary confirms bluetongue restrictions have been lifted from two farms

It is after two instances of BTV-3 infected animals being moved into Gwynedd and Ynys Mon

Rachael Brown
clock • 3 min read
"We are fortunate that these incidents have only been near misses" – Wales' Cabinet Secretary confirms bluetongue restrictions have been lifted from two farms

We cannot afford to be complacent with animal diseases. The incidents of BTV-3 in Gwynedd and Ynys Mon are fortunately 'near misses', and wider disease spread of bluetongue has not happened in Wales...

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