Overview
- Routine BSE testing identified the infected cow and the Animal Plant and Health Agency has confirmed the case at a farm in Dumfries and Galloway.
- Precautionary movement restrictions have been placed on the premises and authorities have traced and isolated the cow’s offspring and cohort for legal destruction.
- Food Standards Scotland says the infected animal did not enter the human food chain and that the case poses no risk to public health.
- The APHA and Scottish Government have opened a standard investigation to determine how the cow contracted classical BSE and to establish any wider risks.
- Officials note the finding underscores ongoing surveillance after a prior detection in the same region, and farmers face immediate financial and operational impacts from the required culling and controls.