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Can Bluetongue be transferred from animal to animal?

April 26, 2017Animal bluetongue transferred

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Can Bluetongue be transferred from animal to animal?

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Yes bluetongue can be transferred from animal to animal. A cow can pass on the infection to the calf in utero. The fetus is most susceptible at 60 to 140 days of pregnancy. Infected semen can infect a cow resulting in the disease being transferred to the cow and then to the calf.