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Nigel Bennet: "The best way to fight foot-and-mouth disease is to stop it before it reaches your farm"

Mr Bennet writes about the need for UK farmers to remain vigilant to the signs of animal diseases on-farm following a ‘scare’ at Exeter Livestock Centre over the last week.

Chris Brayford
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Nigel Bennet, livestock area manager northern Europe at biosecurity specialists Roam Technology, said: "The best way to fight foot-and-mouth disease is to stop it before it reaches your farm. Stay vigilant, keep biosecurity tight, and protect your animals."
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Nigel Bennet, livestock area manager northern Europe at biosecurity specialists Roam Technology, said: "The best way to fight foot-and-mouth disease is to stop it before it reaches your farm. Stay vigilant, keep biosecurity tight, and protect your animals."

After speculation over a possible case of foot-and-mouth disease in South West England earlier this week, which came back negative, there needs to be improved biosecurity on-farm. While the scare proved...

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