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More than 400 alpacas slaughtered in Sussex TB outbreak
27 April 2012 | By Alistair Driver
HUNDREDS of alpacas have been slaughtered on a single site in southern England because of a bovine TB (bTB) outbreak in the herd.
Anecdotal reports suggest in excess of 400 alpacas kept on a premises near Haywards Heath, in East Sussex, have been culled so far, the majority between April 11 and 13.
There are potentially more to follow in what is already an unprecedented outbreak in a single alpaca herd, as the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) continues to investigate the outbreak...
More than 400 alpacas slaughtered in Sussex TB outbreak
27 April 2012 | By Alistair Driver
HUNDREDS of alpacas have been slaughtered on a single site in southern England because of a bovine TB (bTB) outbreak in the herd.
Anecdotal reports suggest in excess of 400 alpacas kept on a premises near Haywards Heath, in East Sussex, have been culled so far, the majority between April 11 and 13.
There are potentially more to follow in what is already an unprecedented outbreak in a single alpaca herd, as the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) continues to investigate the outbreak...