Department of Agriculture mandates mandatory vaccination for goats and cows in Alicante province after first case of Bluetongue virus confirmed

Department of Agriculture mandates mandatory vaccination for goats and cows in Alicante province after first case of Bluetongue virus confirmed

The Department of Agriculture will force all goats and cows over 3 months old in the province of Alicante to be vaccinated after the recent confirmation in Orihuela of a first case of serotype 4 of the ‘Blue Tongue’ virus. The sample sent to the Central Veterinary Laboratory of Algete, attached to the Ministry of … Read more

Additional language support for 15 percent of children in third kindergarten

Additional language support for 15 percent of children in third kindergarten

There are major differences between schools and between regions in Flanders, according to the results of the language screening that was organized for the third time this school year in every third kindergarten class. Between Tuesday, October 10 and Thursday, November 30, 2023, the language screening, the Koala test, was organized in every third kindergarten … Read more

Major shortage of sign language interpreters: “Make sign language a subject in secondary school”

Major shortage of sign language interpreters: “Make sign language a subject in secondary school”

One fifth of the requested hours for sign language interpreters were not filled last year. “Sign language interpreting is very difficult physically and mentally.” Deaf and hearing-impaired people are entitled to a free sign language interpreter in many situations, so that they can participate in normal life. This applies, for example, at school or at … Read more

Most recruitments in Brussels suspended due to violations of the language law

Most recruitments in Brussels suspended due to violations of the language law

Language Act The majority of recruitments in Brussels local authorities later have to be suspended because the person does not speak both national languages. These are striking figures. As many as 68.2 percent of contractual recruitment at Brussels local authorities had to be suspended by the Brussels vice-governor due to a violation of language legislation. … Read more

Bluetongue Disease Vaccination Plan in Segovia Gets Government Reinforcements

Bluetongue Disease Vaccination Plan in Segovia Gets Government Reinforcements

The Department of Agriculture and Livestock of the Government of Castilla y León has detailed with the veterinarians of Segovia and professional organizations the vaccination plan to deal with bluetongue disease in the cattle and sheep herds of the province. The regional Administration has finally listened to the SOS that had been launched by health … Read more

Asturian Livestock Farmers Urged to Vaccinate Cattle Against Bluetongue Disease

Asturian Livestock Farmers Urged to Vaccinate Cattle Against Bluetongue Disease

Rocio Huerta, general director of Livestock and Agrarian Health, encourages all Asturian livestock farmers to vaccinate their cattle against bluetongue disease, which has caused the Principality to be declared a restricted zone since last November 10, after some cases were detected. . Huerta wants to clear up any doubts about vaccinating livestock – the target … Read more

Municipal Tree Planting: Amersfoort and Ede Top List for Good for Nature Species, Research Finds

Municipal Tree Planting: Amersfoort and Ede Top List for Good for Nature Species, Research Finds

Dec 19, 2023 at 9:42 AM Update: 38 minutes ago Three quarters of the trees that municipalities plant are good for nature. Amersfoort and Ede top the list. This was evident from research by Nature & Environment on Tuesday. The organization examined almost 2.5 million trees in the 28 largest municipalities. Three quarters of those … Read more

New Year’s Eve Traditions: Tolerated on December 30 in Bible Belt Municipalities

New Year’s Eve Traditions: Tolerated on December 30 in Bible Belt Municipalities

Dec 11, 2023 at 4:57 PM Update: 34 minutes ago Various municipalities in the Bible Belt make it possible to celebrate New Year’s Eve on Saturday, December 30. Think of bonfires or carbide shooting. In this way, Sunday rest in these predominantly Christian communities is not disturbed. New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday this … Read more

The majority of deaf students learn in shared lessons

The majority of deaf students learn in shared lessons

Erfurt (dpa/th) – Significantly more than two thirds of deaf or hard-of-hearing students in Thuringia learned in shared lessons and not at special schools last school year. Of the 409 students with special educational needs in the area of ​​hearing, 90 were taught at support centers and 319 were taught in inclusive lessons at other … Read more

Bluetongue Vaccination Begins in Murcia Region After Detection of Three Cases in Águilas

Bluetongue Vaccination Begins in Murcia Region After Detection of Three Cases in Águilas

Vaccination against bluetongue begins in the Region after detecting three cases in ÁguilasEFE / Juan Herrero The Community has detected cases of blue tongue in three livestock farms in Águilaswhich is why it has “immediately” launched the action protocol to prevent its spreadwhich involves measures such as disinfestation of farms, limitation of movements and vaccination … Read more