§ Mr. LuffTo ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which livestock markets are identified as receiving animals infected with foot and mouth disease in 2001; how many other farms became infected as a result of the movement of(a) infected animals, (b) contaminated people and (c) contaminated vehicles from each of these markets; what the results were of the laboratory tests conducted on animals from such farms for each of the three possible sources of infection listed; and on how many such farms no laboratory tests were conducted. [62256]
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§ Mr. MorleyThis information is not available in the form requested. The following table shows the livestock markets which are believed to have received FMD infected animals in February 2001, and the answer to(a) —the number of farms directly infected by the movement of infected animals and the results of laboratory tests on animals from these farms. These farms seeded further spread in a number of locations.
Market Movement of infected animals to: Market Abattoir Farm (includes dealers) Total Infected Premises Sampled— positive result returned Sampled— negative result returned Hexham 1 0 2 3 2 Farms Longtown 0 2 9 11 7 Farms 2 Farms Hereford*** 0 0 0 0 Ross 0 0 1 1 1 Farm Northampton 0 0 2 2 2 Farms Welshpool 0 1 2 3 2 Farms Notes
*** Believed to have received infected animals
This information is based on data available in October 2001. Figures may change if further collation of field data is undertaken. It is unlikely that the markets identified as infected will change.