A case of classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease, has been confirmed on a farm in Ayrshire.
O Scottish The government said preventative movement restrictions have been implemented at affected facilities, covering animals that have been in contact with the case.
The disease was identified as a result of routine surveillance and the affected animal did not enter the human food chain.
Further investigations to discover the origin of the disease are underway.
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Food Standards Scotland confirmed there was no risk to human health in the “isolated case”, which they added was being investigated by the Animal Plant and Health Agency (APHA).
Scottish Agriculture Minister Jim Fairlie also said: “The fact that we identified this isolated case so quickly is proof that our surveillance system for detecting this type of disease is working effectively.”
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