RVLs detect uptick in Schmallenberg cases
The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine’s (DAFM) regional veterinary laboratories (RVLs) have detected an uptick in the number of confirmed cases of Schmallenberg virus (SBV), a midge-borne virus that can cause birth deformities in calves and lambs.
Deformed limbs (arthrogryposis) in a Friesian calf caused by Schmallenberg virus. Photo: Animal Health Surveillance/DAFM.
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