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Saturday, 15 September 2007

Foot And Mouth Cull Continues In Surrey

Sky News Headline; says: 'More cattle are expected to be culled today as officials battle to bring the latest foot and mouth outbreak under control. The ongoing slaughter follows confirmation that cattle culled on a second farm tested positive for the disease.

The farm, near Egham, Surrey, where animals were slaughtered on Thursday on suspicion of infection, is adjacent to the first infected premises, Defra said. The case comes after tests indicated the virus strain in the current foot and mouth outbreak is the same as that which infected two herds last month.

The second cull of animals took place on Thursday on Stroude Farm where 800 pigs and 40 cattle were killed.