Tag: Bluetongue
Not a tent full of cows, but artificial cattle at Koeiemart Woerden
“There will be a few artificial cows, so secretly there are some cows,” spokesperson Femke Rodenburg of the municipality of Woerden explains the decision. “This demonstrates how people used to…
Cow market in Woerden without cows this year due to bluetongue virus
“I would very much like to come to the city center of Woerden with my cows, but at the moment I do not think it is responsible due to the…
Doubling the number of companies with bluetongue in the province of Utrecht
Bluetongue reappeared in the Netherlands for the first time in September. The disease is transmitted by midges, very small biting flies, and mainly affects sheep, but cattle and goats can…
Desperate bluetongue farmers are considering damage claims: ‘Province of Utrecht must adjust nature policy’
“The bluetongue virus is a tragedy. Not only for me, but also for my colleagues. The carcasses lie along the roads here,” says dairy farmer Egbert de Graaff from Nieuwer…
Bluetongue virus is spreading rapidly and has already infected more than 130 companies in Utrecht
Bluetongue occurs in sheep and other ruminants such as goats and cattle. Deer and camelids can also get it. The disease is named after one of the symptoms, blue tongue,…
Bluetongue virus at sheep farms in Stichtse Vecht and Wijdemeren
Stichtse Vecht – An infection with the bluetongue virus has been detected at four sheep farms in the same region. It concerns the municipalities of Stichtse Vecht and Wijdemeren. Outgoing…