Neonatal calves affected by haemorrhages unrelated to BNP.

JUNE 2012 was the coolest June since 1998 and across southern and eastern Scotland it was the wettest June on record. Rainfall was 250 per cent to 300 per cent of normal in the Borders, Lothians and Fife, and the number of days with rain was among the highest in the past 50 years. In marked contrast, it was drier than average in Shetland and parts of the north-west and the Western Isles, with sunshine totals above normal in these areas. American foulbrood (AFB) was confirmed in an apiary in Inverness-shire. AFB is notifiable under the Bee Diseases and Pests Control (Scotland) Order 2007 (as amended). It kills off bee larvae, is highly contagious and difficult to eradicate. Unlike European foulbrood (EFB), hives with AFB cannot be treated and must be destroyed. Appropriate disease control actions were taken. Beekeepers were urged to register on BeeBase, the national bee database, in order to assist Scottish Government Bee Inspectors control this and other diseases. This database provides beekeepers with access to up-to-date information on the control of AFB and bee-related issues.