'Create Foot and Mouth Firebreak with Vaccine'

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PRESSURE was growing on the Government to vaccinate thousands of cattle against food and mouth disease as vets today investigated a third outbreak.

If confirmed, the new case, at a farm in Wotton, near Dorking, will be the first outside the initial "surveillance zone".

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'Create Foot and Mouth Firebreak with Vaccine'

However, Chief Veterinary Officer Debby Reynolds today said the Government had decided not to vaccinate cattle in the area, despite ha...