Animal Diseases
Specialist knowledge and our experiences of previous outbreaks have helped shape our assessment of issues surrounding animal diseases.
Avian Influenza
Local Example
Local poultry farms
Local Impact
Duration 6+ weeks; slaughter of local poultry flocks.
Further Information
- Health Protection Agency
- UK Resilience - Animal and Plant Disease
- Defra - Disease surveillance and control
Foot and Mouth Disease
Local Example
Dairy farms
Local Impact
Duration 6+ months; slaughter of affected/exposed livestock
Further Information
- Department of Health
- UK Resilience - Animal and Plant Disease
- Defra - Disease surveillance and control
Swine Fever/Disease
Local Example
Pig farms
Local Impact
Duration 3+ months; slaughter of large number of affected/exposed livestock
Further Information
Newcastle Disease of birds
Local Example
Poultry farms
Local Impact
Duration 3+ months; slaughter of large number of affected / exposed birds
Further Information
Bluetongue
Local Example
Sheep farms
Local Impact
Duration 8+ months; affecting large proportion of cattle and sheep stocks
Further Information
Rabies
Local Example
Wild foxes/stray dogs
Local Impact
Rabid dogs/foxes identified in local area; possible infection of humans/livestock.
Further Information