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| Farmers across Scotland have been closely monitoring the impact of a newly confirmed case of foot-and-mouth in southern England. | Farmers across Scotland have been closely monitoring the impact of a newly confirmed case of foot-and-mouth in southern England. |
| A temporary control zone is in place around a farm near Egham in Surrey. | A temporary control zone is in place around a farm near Egham in Surrey. |
| A major lamb sale in southern Scotland has started and organisers have been in contact with health officials in case movement restrictions are imposed. | A major lamb sale in southern Scotland has started and organisers have been in contact with health officials in case movement restrictions are imposed. |
| Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead is due to make a statement to the Scottish Parliament on the matter. | |
| An NFU Scotland spokesman said it was regularly checking on the situation around the farm involved. | An NFU Scotland spokesman said it was regularly checking on the situation around the farm involved. |
| About 14,000 Scotch Mule ewe lambs have started going under the hammer at the sale at Wallets Marts in Castle Douglas. | About 14,000 Scotch Mule ewe lambs have started going under the hammer at the sale at Wallets Marts in Castle Douglas. |
| A spokesman said the event would continue but if restrictions were brought in - as happened last month - then the sheep would have to be licensed before they could be moved. | A spokesman said the event would continue but if restrictions were brought in - as happened last month - then the sheep would have to be licensed before they could be moved. |
| The company has been in touch with government health officials in case the situation changes. | The company has been in touch with government health officials in case the situation changes. |
| Busiest time | Busiest time |
| On Friday a major sale of breeding rams is due to be held in Kelso and the organisers now face the prospect of having to cancel it at short notice. | On Friday a major sale of breeding rams is due to be held in Kelso and the organisers now face the prospect of having to cancel it at short notice. |
| This is one of the busiest times of year for the industry as auctioneers and hauliers are handling thousands of lambs and calves sold by hill farmers to those in the lowlands for finishing prior to slaughter. | This is one of the busiest times of year for the industry as auctioneers and hauliers are handling thousands of lambs and calves sold by hill farmers to those in the lowlands for finishing prior to slaughter. |
| It is the hill farmers' harvest which has already been delayed by movement restrictions imposed after the August outbreak. | It is the hill farmers' harvest which has already been delayed by movement restrictions imposed after the August outbreak. |
| Meat processors - who have only just restarted exports to Europe following previous cases in Surrey - were hoping wider international bans would be lifted in November. | Meat processors - who have only just restarted exports to Europe following previous cases in Surrey - were hoping wider international bans would be lifted in November. |