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| Executive meets on foot-and-mouth | Executive meets on foot-and-mouth |
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| An emergency meeting of the Northern Ireland Executive is taking place to discuss the discovery of foot-and-mouth disease in England. | |
| Precautionary measures are already in place in NI, including a ban on all cattle, sheep and pigs from Britain. | Precautionary measures are already in place in NI, including a ban on all cattle, sheep and pigs from Britain. |
| Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew said her department was working closely with its counterpart in Dublin to maintain a co-ordinated approach. | Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew said her department was working closely with its counterpart in Dublin to maintain a co-ordinated approach. |
| She has also revoked all specific import licences with immediate effect. | She has also revoked all specific import licences with immediate effect. |
| "Following confirmation of the disease in England, I have taken the precautionary step of closing local ports to animals from GB," said the minister. | "Following confirmation of the disease in England, I have taken the precautionary step of closing local ports to animals from GB," said the minister. |
| "Everything that can be done will be done to contain this incident from becoming a major outbreak." | "Everything that can be done will be done to contain this incident from becoming a major outbreak." |
| Culled and incinerated | Culled and incinerated |
| Ulster Farmers' Union president Kenneth Sharkey said he supported the minister's immediate decision to ban the importation of live animals from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. | |
| "A clear lesson from the 2001 outbreak is that swift action when a disease is detected is crucial," he said. | "A clear lesson from the 2001 outbreak is that swift action when a disease is detected is crucial," he said. |
| "Farmers will be prepared to endure whatever inconveniences are necessary in the short run to avoid the disease spreading further." | "Farmers will be prepared to endure whatever inconveniences are necessary in the short run to avoid the disease spreading further." |
| Cattle at a farm in Surrey were found to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease. | Cattle at a farm in Surrey were found to be infected with foot-and-mouth disease. |
| Some 60 animals on the farm close to the village of Wanborough near Guildford have tested positive for the disease which wreaked havoc in 2001. | Some 60 animals on the farm close to the village of Wanborough near Guildford have tested positive for the disease which wreaked havoc in 2001. |
| A 3km protection zone has been put in place around the premises. | A 3km protection zone has been put in place around the premises. |
| In accordance with legislation, all cattle on the Surrey premises will be culled and incinerated, UK Chief Veterinary Officer Debby Reynolds said. | In accordance with legislation, all cattle on the Surrey premises will be culled and incinerated, UK Chief Veterinary Officer Debby Reynolds said. |
| Foot-and-mouth caused havoc in the UK in 2001 | Foot-and-mouth caused havoc in the UK in 2001 |
| More than 50,000 animals were culled in Northern Ireland during the 2001 outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. | More than 50,000 animals were culled in Northern Ireland during the 2001 outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. |
| More than £7.5m was paid to Northern Ireland farmers in compensation following the 2001 outbreak. | More than £7.5m was paid to Northern Ireland farmers in compensation following the 2001 outbreak. |
| Across the UK, the outbreak led to the slaughter of 6.5 million animals and is thought to have cost the economy £8bn. | Across the UK, the outbreak led to the slaughter of 6.5 million animals and is thought to have cost the economy £8bn. |