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Borders and Dumfries and Galloway farms were advised to be vigilant to SBV last week.
BBC: Schmallenberg virus: SBV detected in Orkney
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SBV, named after the German town where it was first detected, is an emerging livestock disease in Europe.
BBC: Farm virus 'can infect wild animals'
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It has provided funding to allow those importing stock from SBV risk areas to test for the virus.
BBC: Schmallenberg virus: Scottish farmers put on high alert
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Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead said the Scottish government was aware that a ram had tested positive for SBV.
BBC: Schmallenberg virus: SBV detected in Orkney
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Schmallenberg virus (SBV) causes fever, diarrhoea and loss of milk production in adult cattle, although the animals do recover.
BBC: Schmallenberg virus: Scottish farmers put on high alert
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The National Farmers Union of Scotland (NFUS) said a ram transported from Shropshire had tested positive for Schmallenberg virus (SBV).
BBC: Schmallenberg virus: SBV detected in Orkney
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The UK's deputy chief veterinary officer, Alick Simmons, said a vaccine against SBV is not yet available but several are being developed.
BBC: Farm virus 'can infect wild animals'
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Livestock producers have been advised to test animals imported from SBV-risk areas.
BBC: Schmallenberg virus: SBV detected in Orkney
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He said current evidence suggested infection with SBV had a "relatively low impact" but it was known it could cause problems in pregnant animals.
BBC: Schmallenberg virus: arrival in Scotland confirmed
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The union said the history of the three affected animals suggested they were infected by SBV while on the holding, in Ceredigion, up to a year ago.
BBC: Schmallenberg virus: First Welsh case in Ceredigion
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Then, in March, the first evidence of cases among livestock bred and raised in Scotland was confirmed when eight cows on the Barony Campus of Scotland's Rural College in Dumfries and Galloway tested positive for SBV antibodies.
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After moving to the South Court Auditorium, a series of panel sessions provided key insight into different aspects of pro bono work, ranging from how companies view SBV as employee development training to how civil participation complements the efforts of the business community.
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