General licence to allow farmers to vaccinate their animals against bluetongue virus serotypes 1, 2, 4 and 8.

Heavy rainfall forecast over the next 24 hours across the country means significant river and surface water flooding is possible across central England.

Secretary of State Steve Reed visited an Essex farm this week to hear from NFU representatives and a famer who recently had animals tested for bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3).

When you need to use movement licences, the designated slaughterhouses to use for bluetongue restricted premises, and selling animals from a bluetongue zone.

The mitigation measures will help to prevent the spread of ASF across the border, protecting the pig sector worth over £8 billion to the UK economy