Statement on confirmed case of BSE

18 Oct 2018

See below a statement from the Scottish Conservatives following confirmation of a case of BSE at a farm in Aberdeenshire.

Scottish Conservative North East MSP Peter Chapman said:

“This is a potentially extremely serious issue for farming in Scotland, and particularly the north east.

“We’ve been free of BSE for many years, so this is a very concerning development.

“Now we need everyone to work together to find out everything they can about this case.

“The good news is this disease isn’t transmissible between cattle in contact with each other, so there is no risk to neighbouring farms.

“But we need to know all about the animal, where it’s been, where its offspring are, and offer as many reassurances as we possibly can that this is a one-off instance.”