UK Foot & Mouth Outbreak - 3 August 2007
A ban on all livestock movements will be lifted on 10 September 2007. The ban originated on 4 August with one outbreak of foot and mouth, a listed disease, in Normandy, Surrey, England.
Export bans of meat and dairy products will remain in place until at least early November, being 3 months after the final case of the disease, as set out by OIE, the World Organisation for Animal Health.
The disease was confirmed on 2 farms and around 570 animals were destroyed.
Some reports suggest the source of infection was a research centre near the farm where the first case was detected. Class-action style litigation to recoup losses has been suggested.
This is traditionally one of the busiest times of the farming year but most businesses will have little or no insurance.
- Farmers say the trade bans cost them ₤1.8 million per day.
- The National Farmers’ Union expects financial loss to farmers around ₤10 million for each week the restrictions are in place.
- Derbyshire losses are expected to be about half a million pounds.
- The Dovedale sheepdog trials were delayed 2 weeks because of the bans on the movement of sheep.
- Derby Cattle Market will re open on 23 August 2007.
The 2001 outbreak led to the burning of more than 6 million animal carcasses. Marsh UK noted that the 2001 outbreak cost ₤3 billion in direct costs to agriculture and ₤5 billion in indirect costs to other sectors such as tourism.
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Claim Solutions Pty Ltd.
Insurance Policy
Country: - United Kingdom
Policy Description: - Livestock
Insurer: - Various
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