Bluetongue outbreak fear for farmers. From: Lancashire Evening Post (Preston, England) | Date: January 28, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 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

Farming chiefs in Lancashire have warned an outbreak of the bluetongue virus in the North West could be "devastating" for the county.

Suspected cases of the virus have been found in Shropshire and Greater Manchester, which could mean widespread restrictions on moving animals throughout Lancashire.

Government officials from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) were expecting to confirm or deny on Monday or Tuesday the suspected outbre...

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