A 3km exclusion zone and a 10km surveillance zone have been put into place around the farm, near Wanborough. All livestock on the farm have been slaughtered and incinerated. Any movement of livestock in the UK has been banned and the EU has banned exports under emergency measures, expected to be confirmed on Monday. Farmers are urged to watch their animals carefully for symptoms, and report any to Defra officials. The last outbreak of foot-and-mouth in the UK was in 2001. It resulted in the slaughtering of up to seven million animals, and losses estimated at £ 8bn . In France, the government has asked for all the animals imported during the last 10 days to be tested. All meetings including animals have been forbidden on the French territory.
A three kilometre exclusion zone and a ten kilometre surveillance zone have been put into place around the farm, near Wanborough. All livestock on the farm have been slaughtered and incinerated. Any movement of livestock in the UK has been banned and the EU has banned exports under emergency measures, expected to be confirmed on Monday. Farmers are urged to watch their animals carefully for symptoms, and report any to Defra officials. The last outbreak of foot-and-mouth in the UK was in 2001. It resulted in the slaughtering of up to 7 million animals, and losses estimated at £ 8 billion . In France, the government has asked for all the animals imported during the last ten days to be tested. All meetings including animals have been forbidden on the French territory.
R
3km
three kilometre
R
10km
ten kilometre
R
seven
7
R
8bn
8 billion
R
10
ten