‘Flames and fear on the farms’: controlling foot and mouth disease in Britain, 1892–2001*
2004 ◽
Vol 77
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pp. 520-542
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Abstract For over a century, the British government has pursued a policy of national freedom from foot and mouth disease (F.M.D.), a highly contagious disease of cloven-footed animals. One of the cornerstones of this policy was the slaughter of infected animals. However, on several occasions – most notably in 2001 – slaughter struggled to contain F.M.D., and provoked widespread criticism and calls for policy change. Drawing upon a range of previously unexamined sources, this article examines the history of F.M.D. in Britain, in an attempt to explain the twenty-first-century persistence of a Victorian disease control policy.
Why slaughter? The cultural dimensions of Britain's foot and mouth disease control policy, 1892?2001
2004 ◽
Vol 17
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pp. 341-362
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2005 ◽
Vol 4
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pp. 903-913
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2002 ◽
Vol 95
(1)
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pp. 1-2
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2018 ◽
Vol 85
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