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Funding changes threaten 'vital' MV-free status in NI

Northern Ireland鈥檚 MV-free status could be under threat as a result of a proposal to withdraw DAERA funding to facilitate MV testing

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Funding changes threaten 'vital' MV-free status in NI

DAERA is instead asking the [sheep] industry to implement a scheme that would be funded by farmers. The National Sheep Association (NSA) and Ulster Farmers Union (UFU), however, say the move is...

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