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UK show pulls cattle and sheep after bluetongue surge

8/13/2026

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Organizers of a UK show withdrew cattle and sheep from eight sections as bluetongue serotype 3 cases surged.
The UK recorded 353 bluetongue serotype 3 cases in 2026/27, in south-west England, a disease that kills many sheep and harms cattle fertility but does not affect humans.
Barrow said the rise in cases and advice led them to pull the livestock sections, after the Launceston Agricultural Show withdrew cattle and sheep in July.

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Story summary

Organizers of a UK show withdrew cattle and sheep from eight sections as bluetongue serotype 3 cases surged.
The UK recorded 353 bluetongue serotype 3 cases in 2026/27, in south-west England, a disease that kills many sheep and harms cattle fertility but does not affect humans.
Barrow said the rise in cases and advice led them to pull the livestock sections, after the Launceston Agricultural Show withdrew cattle and sheep in July.