Aylesbury Vale farmers pulled into bluetongue outbreak. From: Bucks Herald (Aylesbury, England) | Date: October 4, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Johnston Publishing Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

AYLESBURY Vale farmers are facing further anxiety as the area is put under a second protection zone following the Suffolk outbreak of bluetongue disease.

The disease is widespread across Europe and many farmers hoped the English Channel would stop it from coming to the UK, however the midges that carry the disease have made it across.

Isobel Bretherton, spokeswoman for NFU South East, said: "It's a new disease to all of us and affects cattle, sheep and goats ...