Schmallenberg virus 'threatens lambing season'

26 February 2012 Last updated at 15:56 ET Help

Farmers have been warning that this spring's lambing season could see thousands of stillborn or deformed births because of a new virus.

More than 70 farms have so far been affected by the Schmallenberg virus, which appears to have been carried by midges coming in from Germany.

John Andrew reports.

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