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A 'substantial delivery' of Bultavo-3 vaccine has been distributed this week, but it will 'not cover all back orders', and further shipments were coming.

Manufacturers often commit to production volumes ‘many months' before the season begins.

Everything livestock farmers need to know about the current status of bluetongue disease in the UK, how to spot signs and symptoms, and what actions they can take to prevent it

A Temporary Control Zone has been put in place in an area around Dumfries and Galloway, after bluetongue was found in two lambs near Lockerbie

Chief reporter Rachael Brown said there has been some unhelpful finger pointing around who vaccinated and who did not, but where is the accountability from Government and where is the financial investment and support?

Claims had been circulating amongst farmers that shearing could increase the sheep's physical exposure to biting midges.

As numbers surge, the son of a Devon livestock farmer shares four practical steps to support farmers in response to the outbreak

Boehringer Ingelheim said they would have loved the vaccine rollout to be 'quicker', but there has been a ‘huge shift in both the disease and demand picture'

Bultavo 3 is one of three vaccines used to treat bluetongue

Counties that recorded the lowest number of badgers vaccinated was Staffordshire with 14 and Warwickshire with 17.