EU moves to ease rules on bluetongue virus

The European Commission has moved to reclassify bluetongue virus under its animal disease laws, which is expected to result in less mandatory restrictions when cases of the disease are uncovered. Last Friday (August 7), the commission published updated legal texts to reflect the changes. Bluetongue virus (BTV) is a serious disease of cattle, sheep and […] The post EU moves to ease rules on bluetongue virus appeared first on Agriland.ie.