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Updated · Farmers Guardian · Aug 13Bultavo-3 Vaccine Reaches UK Vets in 2 Weeks Against Bluetongue Serotype-3
3 articles · Updated · Farmers Guardian · Aug 13Summary
- Bultavo-3 is expected to be available to UK veterinary practices within two weeks, adding near-term supply of a vaccine against bluetongue serotype-3.
- The rollout is aimed at combating the bluetongue serotype-3 virus, with Bultavo-3 described as one of three vaccines available for that strain.
- Its arrival gives vets another tool to support disease control as the UK livestock sector manages bluetongue risk.
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Will the promised vaccine doses arrive before warm weather triggers an unstoppable midge-borne bluetongue outbreak across vulnerable farms? With Bultavo-3's immunity duration officially unproven, could farmers be buying into a false sense of security this season? Could the hidden financial and fertility costs of the bluetongue virus force struggling dairy producers to drastically cull their herds?