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| Foot-and-mouth pig test 'clear' | Foot-and-mouth pig test 'clear' |
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| Initial tests on a pig suspected of having foot and mouth disease have produced negative results. | Initial tests on a pig suspected of having foot and mouth disease have produced negative results. |
| The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said tests were carried out on a pig at Cheale Meats abattoir near Brentwood, Essex. | The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said tests were carried out on a pig at Cheale Meats abattoir near Brentwood, Essex. |
| The abattoir is closed, and farmers are being told of a ban on livestock movements within a five mile radius. | The abattoir is closed, and farmers are being told of a ban on livestock movements within a five mile radius. |
| Defra said tests also did not indicate the presence of swine vesicular disease. More tests are due. | |
| The BBC Radio 4 programme, Farming Today, said samples from the pig, which had a blistered nose, had been sent to the Institute of Animal Health laboratories in Surrey. | The BBC Radio 4 programme, Farming Today, said samples from the pig, which had a blistered nose, had been sent to the Institute of Animal Health laboratories in Surrey. |
| A routine inspection at Cheale Meats in February 2001 found signs of foot-and-mouth disease in 27 pigs. | A routine inspection at Cheale Meats in February 2001 found signs of foot-and-mouth disease in 27 pigs. |