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The 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak devastated the UK livestock industry, leading to mass culling, market closures, and long-term decline despite recovery efforts.
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.
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.
Though markets slowly reopened under strict rules, the industry never regained its former scale due to lasting regulatory changes and trauma.
The outbreak remains a defining moment in British agriculture, remembered for its devastating impact and resilience.
El brote de fiebre aftosa de 2001 devastó la industria ganadera del Reino Unido, lo que condujo a la matanza masiva, el cierre de mercados y el declive a largo plazo a pesar de los esfuerzos de recuperación.