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Restrictions on the movement of animals imposed in the wake of the foot-and-mouth outbreak are to be relaxed in Scotland. | Restrictions on the movement of animals imposed in the wake of the foot-and-mouth outbreak are to be relaxed in Scotland. |
The move will allow animals to be transported from farms to slaughterhouses in Scotland under strictly controlled conditions. | The move will allow animals to be transported from farms to slaughterhouses in Scotland under strictly controlled conditions. |
Scottish Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead said it would allow the meat industry "to get up and running again". | Scottish Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead said it would allow the meat industry "to get up and running again". |
The UK-wide ban on all other animal movements remains in force. | The UK-wide ban on all other animal movements remains in force. |
The ban has been in place since the confirmation of a foot-and-mouth outbreak at a farm in Surrey on Friday. | The ban has been in place since the confirmation of a foot-and-mouth outbreak at a farm in Surrey on Friday. |
On Tuesday, a second case of foot-and-mouth was confirmed at another Surrey farm, near the site of the first outbreak. | On Tuesday, a second case of foot-and-mouth was confirmed at another Surrey farm, near the site of the first outbreak. |
Speaking on a farm in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Robin Traquair of the National Farmers Union in Scotland, said his members would proceed with caution. | |
He said: "We certainly aren't taking this lightly. | |
"This will be a single pick-up from this farm straight to market. There'll be no stops in between, and they'll be delivered to market. | |
"We've got all the bio-security, we've got disinfectant down. | |
"We've got all the licences in place, we've been following everybody - the movements -and we'll be informed of what's expected of us. So we're taking all the precautions we can." |