- A case of mad cow disease has been confirmed on a farm in Dumfries and Galloway.
- Precautionary movement controls have been put in place for the affected cow’s offspring and cohort on the property.
- The Scottish Government identified the case during routine bovine spongiform encephalopathy surveillance. BSE is rare, incurable brain disease in cows that is always fatal.
- Enquiries are currently underway to establish how the infection originated.
- Food Standards Scotland confirmed there is no risk to human health as the animal did not enter the human food chain.
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