The wrong moment to make policy on the hoof
Article Abstract:
The outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the UK has highlighted issues regarding agricultural policy. It is important to avoid blaming the outbreak on recent changes in farming.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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The mass grave is dug. And the soft, sweet smell in the air is death
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A disused airfield at Great Orton, England, has become the first of five or six sites at which large numbers of sheep slaughtered because of the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease will be buried. The site has been licensed to hold up to 500,000 sheep.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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The great foot-and-mouth myths
Article Abstract:
Myths surrounding the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in the UK are discussed. There were several different explanations for how the disease spread rapidly across the country, including the activities of sheep dealers.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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