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flag The 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak devastated the UK livestock industry, leading to mass culling, market closures, and long-term decline despite recovery efforts.

flag The 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak crippled the UK livestock industry, forcing auctioneer Andrew Templeton to valuate over 65,000 animals across 122 farms in six weeks, often for friends and clients, amid emotional and physical exhaustion. flag With markets like Borderway Mart in Carlisle shut down, staff were redeployed to culling, disinfection, and emergency valuation, while the crisis coincided with global events like 9/11. flag Though markets slowly reopened under strict rules, the industry never regained its former scale due to lasting regulatory changes and trauma. flag The outbreak remains a defining moment in British agriculture, remembered for its devastating impact and resilience.

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