# Chief Vet calls for extra vigilance after further detection of Bluetongue in GB | Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

> Northern Ireland's Chief Veterinary Officer urged livestock keepers to be vigilant after a second bluetongue case was found in Great Britain. The case was a sheep imported from France, following an earlier case in two cattle from France.

- Date: 2018-10-15 · published 2018-10-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: disease · region Europe · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62491-chief-vet-calls-for-extra-vigilance-after-further-detection-of-bluetongue-in-gb
- Commodities: [Live Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/LCATTLE.md), [Feeder Cattle](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FCATTLE.md)

## Why it matters

Bluetongue is an animal disease with limited direct effect on feed prices, though import restrictions could tighten livestock supply in the UK and Europe.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LCATTLE | 2017-10-25 | [Farmers urged to be vigilant following detection of bluetongue virus in cattle imported to Great Britain \| Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68411-farmers-urged-to-be-vigilant-following-detection-of-bluetongue-virus-in-cattle.md) | +5.8% | +5.7% |
| LCATTLE | 2018-12-07 | [Bluetongue virus detected and dealt with in cattle in Yorkshire - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61526-bluetongue-virus-detected-and-dealt-with-in-cattle-in-yorkshire-gov-uk.md) | +1.1% | +4.6% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-10-23 | [Bluetongue virus detected and dealt with in imported cattle - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68408-bluetongue-virus-detected-and-dealt-with-in-imported-cattle-gov-uk.md) | +1.6% | +8.5% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-11-02 | [Bluetongue zone to remain around Echuca for another month - Beef Central](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67927-bluetongue-zone-to-remain-around-echuca-for-another-month-beef-central.md) | +1.3% | -1.9% |
| LCATTLE | 2017-04-20 | [Beef cattle producers must be vigilant to mitigate herd health risks - Department of Animal Science](https://feedsoft.ai/events/71452-beef-cattle-producers-must-be-vigilant-to-mitigate-herd-health-risks-department.md) | +3.0% | +1.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-09-24 | [Chief Vet calls for vigilance after Bluetongue detected in cattle imported to GB \| Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/62966-chief-vet-calls-for-vigilance-after-bluetongue-detected-in-cattle-imported-to.md) | +0.8% | -1.5% |
| FCATTLE | 2017-10-25 | [Farmers urged to be vigilant following detection of bluetongue virus in cattle imported to Great Britain \| Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs](https://feedsoft.ai/events/68411-farmers-urged-to-be-vigilant-following-detection-of-bluetongue-virus-in-cattle.md) | +2.8% | -2.3% |
| FCATTLE | 2018-12-07 | [Bluetongue virus detected and dealt with in cattle in Yorkshire - GOV.UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61526-bluetongue-virus-detected-and-dealt-with-in-cattle-in-yorkshire-gov-uk.md) | +2.6% | +1.2% |

## Sources

- daera-ni.gov.uk: https://www.daera-ni.gov.uk/news/chief-vet-calls-extra-vigilance-after-further-detection-bluetongue-gb

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