51AVÊÓÆµ

Exeter Livestock Centre given 'all clear' for sales to go ahead following successful animal disease testing

Farmers have praised Kivells Agriculture for their professionalism in handling the situation

Chris Brayford
clock • 6 min read
Russell Steer, director at Kivells Agriculture said: "We have been given the greenlight from APHA officials. Nothing untoward has passed through Exeter. It is business as usual."
Image:

Russell Steer, director at Kivells Agriculture said: "We have been given the greenlight from APHA officials. Nothing untoward has passed through Exeter. It is business as usual."

Sheep sales can once more resume at Exeter Livestock Centre after animal testing for foot-and-mouth disease and bluetongue returned negative. Kivells Agriculture confirmed Monday's (March 3) primestock...

To continue reading...

Already a member? Login for full access.

New to Farmers Guardian? Register for 1 free article per week or become a member for unlimited access to essential farming news and insights.

article-img-580x358

Ìý

More on Animal Health

Letters: "British farmers risk being abandoned again by animal welfare reform"

Letters: "British farmers risk being abandoned again by animal welfare reform"

This week from Farmers Guardian readers: Ex-pig farmer John Walmsley, Blackburn, warns that higher welfare laws could once again undercut British farmers if trade protections are not enforced

John Walmsley
clock 27 January 2026 • 2 min read
Colony cages to be banned as Defra unveils animal welfare shake-up

Colony cages to be banned as Defra unveils animal welfare shake-up

New measures to be introduced as part of animal welfare standards review

clock 12 January 2026 • 2 min read
DAERA to pay laboratory fees for Northern Irish bluetongue testing

DAERA to pay laboratory fees for Northern Irish bluetongue testing

UFU said the move will help ease the strain on farmers ‘unfairly caught up in the Temporary Control Zone’

Alex Black
clock 09 January 2026 • 3 min read