Blue Tongue

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Blue Tongue

A slang term for a $10 note in Australia. The term is derived from the blue tongue skink, an Australian lizard, as well as the fact that $10 notes are mostly blue.

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Contract notice: Acquisition of vaccinal doses of blue tongue (2 lots)

Acquisition Of Vaccinal Doses Of Blue Tongue (2 Lots)

A blood sample from one of the sheep (Sheep 1) was taken and sent to Instituto Biologico de Sao Paulo (Biological Institute of the State of Sao Paulo) to detect blue tongue virus antibodies by ELISA.

Megaesophagus in sheep and goats/Megaesofago em ovinos e caprinos

characteristic blue tongue and his proud and distant way so that now in

Merwin

We also hope the blue tongue disease will not deal a major blow to this industry," Popovski said.

Over 140,000 lambs exported for Easter

24 The Australians in Film Awards honors Baz Luhrmann, Sullivan Stapleton, Jacki Weaver, Alex O'Loughlin, Blue Tongue Films and Steve Papazian at the Intercontinental Hotel in Century City.

Must attend

New banners and posters, which you will see around the village over the weekend, have been acquired, the design work being contributed by a local company, Blue Tongue Design.

Rothbury is a great day out; ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE

NSA chairman David Pittendreigh called on the Welsh Government to urgently take action and claimed the disease was having a far bigger impact than there had been with another so-called exotic midge-spread disease, blue tongue.

Farmers push for sheep disease vaccine

Actually, EHD and blue tongue are two genetically different diseases that are very similar.

Ask bowhunter

I ABSOLUTELY agree with Antoinette Sandbach's comment (Letters, October 11) that we should not forget the human cost to farmers over bTB, nor should we forget the devastating catalogue of other diseases which beset the farming industry: Foot and Mouth, Brucellosis, BSE, Mastitis, Blue tongue.

We must not forget cost to farmers; LETTERS

EHD and blue tongue are caused by viruses, and the symptoms through which the diseases manifest themselves are not altogether unlike the Ebola virus in humans.

The most deadly deer disease

In recent years severe flooding, foot-and-mouth disease, blue tongue and avian flu has meant severe hardship across the farming country.

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The free event will feature live tropical insects and animals including giant African land snails, giant millipedes, hissing cockroaches, scorpions, a blue tongue skink and tarantulas.