Consultation over sheep scab amendments
The council is seeking views on proposals to amend the Sheep scab regulations to allow plunge dipping of sheep imported to Shetland. Crofters, farmers and…
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Dipping equipment will help prevent further outbreak of sheep scab
Sheep will soon be getting dipped at the marts in Lerwick in a bid to prevent another outbreak of sheep scab.
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Thousands of sheep now treated after positive scab case
Over 10,000 sheep in the isles have been treated for sheep scab since an imported ram was first identified as having tested positive a month
READ FULL STORYFirst case of sheep scab in almost 30 years identified
A ram imported from the mainland into a Shetland flock has tested positive for sheep scab, with the infection spreading into other animals on the…
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