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Foot-and-mouth pig test 'clear' Foot-and-mouth pig test 'clear'
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Tests on a pig suspected of having foot and mouth disease have produced negative results.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 was initially closed but later reopened, and a ban on livestock movements within a five mile radius was lifted after further negative tests.The abattoir was initially closed but later reopened, and a ban on livestock movements within a five mile radius was lifted after further negative tests.
Defra said tests also did not indicate swine vesicular disease was present.Defra said tests also did not indicate swine vesicular disease was present.
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.