Students have been told they are to contact their placement provider as a first step to see if they are still needed. If they will be entering an area of infection, they are to discuss the matter with Professor Mayhew, Mr Burnie, or Mrs Aitchison before agreeing to go. It is recommended that they do no farm EMS in infected areas over this holiday, and do Small Animal work. The EB farm has been isolated as much as possible by closing it to students and shutting off the lane to CTVM which runs alongside of it. There has been no suggestion of any direct risk, as no animals had been brought in.
Indirect risk arises from the vehicles coming in and horses resident at periphery.
All non-farm staff has been banned from the site, as well as all students. However, at some point some animals will have to be taken off the site for slaughter, so a special licence to allow their movement will be applied for. Langhill is taking the same approach, and has the same problems. Large Animal Hospitals Farm Animal Hospital has been isolated and restricted completely. All traffic to the site is going through the main black gate, which is kept locked out of hours, and which has disinfecting areas spread across the entrance.