{"version":"1","article":{"id":"scotland-bluetongue-zone-entire-country","slug":"scotland-bluetongue-zone-entire-country","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/scotland-bluetongue-zone-entire-country","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-bluetongue-zone-entire-country?lang=en","title":"Bluetongue restricted zone extended across Scotland","summary":"From 3 October, Scotland applied the same bluetongue restricted-zone status nationwide, removing some livestock movement licences while retaining clinical and other controls.","category":"agriculture","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T20:27:35+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-01","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Scottish Government","url":"https://www.gov.scot/news/bluetongue-restricted-zone-extended-to-cover-all-of-scotland/","publishedAt":"2026-10-01","checkedAt":"2026-10-10"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/scotland-bluetongue-zone-entire-country","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-bluetongue-zone-entire-country?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/scotland-bluetongue-zone-entire-country","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-bluetongue-zone-entire-country?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/scotland-bluetongue-zone-entire-country","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-bluetongue-zone-entire-country?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/scotland-bluetongue-zone-entire-country","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-bluetongue-zone-entire-country?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/scotland-bluetongue-zone-entire-country","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/scotland-bluetongue-zone-entire-country?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["The Scottish Government said on 1 October that the bluetongue restricted zone covering south-west Scotland would extend to the whole country from 3 October. Following agreement with industry representatives, the same disease status would apply across Scotland, removing licences previously needed for susceptible livestock moving into or out of the former south-west zone. The government said the change should simplify autumn trading for farmers, hauliers and auction markets.","The notice said bluetongue had been detected on 40 premises since the south-west zone was established; four cases outside it were identified by tracing animal movements from affected farms. Infected animals remain restricted to their premises for 60 days, animals showing clinical signs must not be moved, and movement restrictions to Northern Ireland continue. The decision therefore does not mean the disease has been eradicated: it aligns the geographic status while keeping specified biosecurity controls."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"From 3 October, Scotland applied the same bluetongue restricted-zone status nationwide, removing some livestock movement licences while retaining clinical and other controls.\n\nThe Scottish Government said on 1 October that the bluetongue restricted zone covering south-west Scotland would extend to the whole country from 3 October. Following agreement with industry representatives, the same disease status would apply across Scotland, removing licences previously needed for susceptible livestock moving into or out of the former south-west zone. The government said the change should simplify autumn trading for farmers, hauliers and auction markets.\n\nThe notice said bluetongue had been detected on 40 premises since the south-west zone was established; four cases outside it were identified by tracing animal movements from affected farms. Infected animals remain restricted to their premises for 60 days, animals showing clinical signs must not be moved, and movement restrictions to Northern Ireland continue. The decision therefore does not mean the disease has been eradicated: it aligns the geographic status while keeping specified biosecurity controls.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"}}}