Types of Risk

Animal disease

Animal diseases which are of most concern to us in Dorset are those which are highly contagious and cause high fatality rates amongst our livestock or may infect people. Animal diseases in the UK are thankfully rare. For those that occur on an annual basis, such as bird flu, the management of infected birds is achieved through a well practiced process. In the past outbreaks of animal disease have been really severe, such as foot-and-mouth disease in cows and sheep in 2001. This led to significant changes both in respect of Government legislation and also the way the UK handles the food for animals.

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