Single case of atypical BSE confirmed on a farm in Somerset

Tuesday, 20 May 2025 09:30

A single case of atypical Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed on a farm in Essex, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) confirmed today (Tuesday 20 May).   The animal showed some clinical signs of BSE and was humanely culled on farm and tested as part of Defra's routine surveillance programme. There is no risk to public health or food safety from this case and the animal, as fallen stock, was not destined to enter the food...Request free trial