The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the “approval” of two new vaccines to protect against bluetongue disease.

The vaccines Bluevac-3 and Syvazul BTV 3 are recommended to protect sheep while Bluevac-3 is also approved for use in cattle.

According to the EMA there are a number of different types of bluetongue virus.

The agency said: “These vaccines are shown to…