Farmers in Wales are on alert after a case of foot and mouth was confirmed in Germany. The disease was discovered in a water buffalo on a farm in Märkisch-Oderland, Brandenburg in the east of the country on January 10.

Welsh farmers are being urged to remain vigilant following a reported case of Foot and Mouth disease in Germany.

Livestock owners in Wales have been urged to remain vigilant after a case of foot and mouth disease was found in Germany.

A government ban on pig, sheep and cattle imports from Germany announced on Tuesday did not apply to Northern Ireland. On Thursday, the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs said that it has "strict import controls" in place,

The highly contagious disease, which easily spreads to hooved animals such as cattle, pigs and sheep, was found in a herd of water buffalo in a rural area to the north of Berlin. Earlier this week, authorities stopped imports from Germany to England,