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| Restrictions on animal movements have come into force in Wales, in wake of the foot-and-mouth case in Surrey. | Restrictions on animal movements have come into force in Wales, in wake of the foot-and-mouth case in Surrey. |
| The Welsh Assembly Government said it was "working in close co-operation with Defra", while Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones has cut short her holiday. | The Welsh Assembly Government said it was "working in close co-operation with Defra", while Rural Affairs Minister Elin Jones has cut short her holiday. |
| Cattle and sheep competitions have been cancelled at shows in Brecon and Gower. | Cattle and sheep competitions have been cancelled at shows in Brecon and Gower. |
| Farmers' Union of Wales (FUW) president Dai Davies said rural Wales was "holding its breath" but he said action had been taken "very, very quickly." | Farmers' Union of Wales (FUW) president Dai Davies said rural Wales was "holding its breath" but he said action had been taken "very, very quickly." |
| An assembly government spokesman said a restricted zone had been put in place across Wales as part of the Great Britain-wide ban on the movement of susceptible animals. | An assembly government spokesman said a restricted zone had been put in place across Wales as part of the Great Britain-wide ban on the movement of susceptible animals. |
| "No link to Wales from the infected premises has been identified," he said. | "No link to Wales from the infected premises has been identified," he said. |
| Protection zone | Protection zone |
| "The minister for rural affairs Elin Jones is returning from her holiday in New Zealand in response to the outbreak." | "The minister for rural affairs Elin Jones is returning from her holiday in New Zealand in response to the outbreak." |
| Brecon Show organisers said they had contacted cattle and sheep owners on Friday night to tell them their competitions had been cancelled but horse competitions and other events were going ahead. | Brecon Show organisers said they had contacted cattle and sheep owners on Friday night to tell them their competitions had been cancelled but horse competitions and other events were going ahead. |
| There was a total shutdown within minutes of it being confirmed - there will be initial pain but hopefully long term gain Dai Davies, FUW president | There was a total shutdown within minutes of it being confirmed - there will be initial pain but hopefully long term gain Dai Davies, FUW president |
| Vicky Spencer said: "We were expecting 150-180 cattle and 350 to 400 sheep, so it's been a hard task all night. | Vicky Spencer said: "We were expecting 150-180 cattle and 350 to 400 sheep, so it's been a hard task all night. |
| "But we still want visitors to come - there are still events and the horse exhibition and horse show is still going ahead." | "But we still want visitors to come - there are still events and the horse exhibition and horse show is still going ahead." |
| Animal inspectors would be looking at goats and cattle already at the showground and likely to be sending them home. | Animal inspectors would be looking at goats and cattle already at the showground and likely to be sending them home. |
| They include a number of Charolais cattle which had already arrived for the breed's annual show. | They include a number of Charolais cattle which had already arrived for the breed's annual show. |
| A cattle market at Whitland in Carmarthenshire was cancelled and cattle and sheep competitions at the Gower Show were also called off. | A cattle market at Whitland in Carmarthenshire was cancelled and cattle and sheep competitions at the Gower Show were also called off. |
| Sixty animals on a farm near Guildford have tested positive for the disease. | |
| A 3km protection zone has been put in place around the premises and a UK ban imposed on movement of all livestock. | A 3km protection zone has been put in place around the premises and a UK ban imposed on movement of all livestock. |
| More than 360,000 animals were slaughtered in Wales in the outbreak in 2001. | More than 360,000 animals were slaughtered in Wales in the outbreak in 2001. |
| FUW president Dai Davies said: "Everyone living in rural Wales will be holding their breath at the moment, it doesn't just have serious consequences for the animal industry but rural Wales in general." | FUW president Dai Davies said: "Everyone living in rural Wales will be holding their breath at the moment, it doesn't just have serious consequences for the animal industry but rural Wales in general." |
| He said he was pleased that the authorities had acted so quickly, following the lessons learned from the 2001 outbreak. | He said he was pleased that the authorities had acted so quickly, following the lessons learned from the 2001 outbreak. |
| "There was a total shutdown within minutes of it being confirmed. There will be initial pain but hopefully long term gain." | "There was a total shutdown within minutes of it being confirmed. There will be initial pain but hopefully long term gain." |