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UK minister calls for livestock export ban

05/03/2012

A member of the UK parliament (MP) has called for a ban on the export of livestock because of a recent UK outbreak of the Schmallenberg virus, the BBC has reported. MP Laura Sandys said the import and export of live animals should be banned to stop the virus spreading. The disease causes birth defects and miscarriages in livestock. The UK...

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