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CLA Urges North Yorkshire Farmers to Vaccinate against Bluetongue The Yorkshire region of the CLA, a member of the Joint campaign Against Bluetongue (JAB), is urging North Yorkshire farmers who have not already vaccinated their livestock against the disease to contact their vet and do so urgently.
With the first anniversary of bluetongue being detected in England approaching (22 September 2007), North Yorkshire was included in the protection zone earlier this month (7 August 2008) allowing vaccination to take place. The disease which cannot naturally pass between animals is transmitted by midges and at its worst can kill both cattle and sheep. It swept across Europe in 2007 and this year France has reported 4,543 cases of bluetongue, including cases in Calais, with a dramatic increase in the number of new infections - almost 900 in one week. The Netherlands recently confirmed its first case of the disease in 2008. So far 137 cases have been detected in England and as yet no new outbreaks of the disease have been reported in 2008 but JAB warns that continued vaccination is imperative with the disease expected to re-emerge now that the midge season has started. Nearly 19 million vaccine doses have already been made available to English farmers, with another 13 million doses to be released in the coming weeks, but for the roll-out programme to continue its success, farmers now coming into the protection zone will need to vaccinate at the earliest opportunity to prevent the threat of bluetongue from spreading. CLA Yorkshire Regional Director Dorothy Fairburn said: "The explosion in the number of cases on the continent acts as a timely reminder to those farmers in the current protection zone who have not yet vaccinated and the dangers this presents to their unprotected livestock. "Severe economic hardship resulted from bluetongue not only across Europe but also to farmers in the Eastern areas of England. The message is clear, to protect our industry from this disease 'don't hesitate, vaccinate'." |
Contact Dorothy Fairburn
A farmer’s daughter from the North York Moors, where her brothers still farm, Dorothy has clocked up more than 30 years’ service to the rural economy since graduating from Wye College (University of London) with a degree in agriculture. She qualified as a rural practice chartered surveyor (land agent) whilst working for Savills plc in London and York, dealing with sales and purchases of country houses and estates as well as the management of investment estates for financial institutions. Prior to joining the CLA, Dorothy worked for the National Trust in Yorkshire. There she managed some 30,000 acres of outstanding countryside as well as being responsible for historic houses open to the public and the acquisition of major new properties. Dorothy was awarded an MBE in the 2011 New Year Honours List in recognition of her services to rural affairs. T: 01748 907070 F: 01748 907075 dorothy.fairburn@cla.org.uk Have a problem - need advice? Yorkshire Office Aske Stables
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