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blue·tongue

(blo͞o′tŭng′)

A viral disease of sheep and cattle that is transmitted by biting insects and is characterized by fever, the formation of oral lesions, and swelling and cyanosis of the lips and tongue.

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bluetongue

(ˌbluːˈtʌŋ)

(Animals) an Australian lizard, Tiliqua scincoides, having a cobalt-blue tongue

bluetongue

(ˌbluːˈtʌŋ)

(Veterinary Science) vet science a viral disease of domestic and wild ruminants transmitted by arthropods and characterized by reproductive problems or vasculitis. Sheep, which are most frequently affected, develop swelling of the face and a cyanotic tongue

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blue•tongue

(ˈbluˌtʌŋ)

n.

a viral disease of sheep and cattle, transmitted by biting insects, characterized by high fever and a swollen, cyanotic tongue.

[1860–65]

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bluetongue - a viral disease of sheep and cattle that is transmitted by biting midges

catarrhal fever - any of several disease of livestock marked by fever and edema of the respiratory tract

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Farmers and crofters have been urged to think carefully before importing livestock from areas that are known to be infected with Bluetongue virus (BTV).

Farmers must be on lookout to prevent Bluetongue in UK

GROUPS across the livestock sector have come together to urge farmers to think carefully about importing animals from areas that are known to be infected with Bluetongue virus (BTV).

Livestock-importing farmers urged to be vigilant over virus

WELSH farmers have been urged to be vigilant following the first reported cases of bluetongue in ten years.

Vigilance urged after bluetongue detected; FIRST UK CASES IN DECADE FOUND IN CATTLE FROM FRANCE

Bluetongue virus (BTV) caused infection is commonly determined in ruminants including sheep and cattle.

DETECTION OF ANTIBODIES AGAINST BLUE TONGUE VIRUS IN YAKS (BOS GRUNNIENS) IN ISSYK KUL FIRST REPORT

To the Editor: Bluetongue is an arboviral disease of domestic and wild ruminants characterized by vascular injury that produces widespread edema and tissue necrosis (7).

Novel serotype of bluetongue virus, Western North America

BLUETONGUE restrictions on the export of sheep and cattle from Great Britain are to be lifted next month, Welsh Environment Minister John Griffiths has announced.

Bluetongue export ban to be lifted in 3 weeks

BLUETONGUE curbs on sheep and cattle exports from Britain are to be lifted next month.

Bluetongue curbs to be lifted for exports

The European Parliament approved, on 7 April, an update of the EU's existing rules on bluetongue disease (ovine catarrhal fever) to allow for more effective use of vaccines and to reduce red tape for farmers.

EP RESOLUTION ON BLUETONGUE

Rosselkhoznadzor - The Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance -- said: "Due to improvement of the bluetongue epizootic situation in the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria, Instruction No.

Russia Lifts Ban on Bulgarian Meat

Bluetongue has been found in six imported cattle on a farm in Worcestershire, Defra confirmed yesterday.

Bluetongue found in imported cattle

So far this year France has reported 4,543 cases of bluetongue, including cases in Calais just over the English Channel.