Here is something new to be aware of in the cattle business. Lets hope we dont get this virus over here.

Russia bans cattle imports from EU

notes from the link:

Schmallenberg virus, named after the German city where it was first identified in August 2011, is spread by blood-sucking insects. Clinically the infection causes fever, gastrointestinal disorder, a sharp drop of milk production and miscarriages.

Bluetongue is also an insect-borne disease of ruminants, mainly sheep, which causes excessive salivation, swelling of the face and tongue and cyanosis of the tongue.

Jim at Dawn