1.   New Zealand policy-makers welcomed the British sheep cloning development, saying it had tremendous potential for agriculture and human health research.

2.   The clones were born exactly two years after Dolly, the British sheep that made history by becoming the first clone of an adult animal.

3.   The Agriculture Ministry said the cows belonged to a farm that is near one that imported British sheep in February.

4.   The French Agriculture Ministry said the infected cows belonged to a farm that is near one that imported British sheep in February.

5.   The French Agriculture Ministry said they belonged to a farm that is near one that imported British sheep in February.

6.   The infected cows belonged to a farm that is near one that imported British sheep in February, said the Agriculture Ministry, which on Tuesday confirmed the case.

7.   The ministry said the cows came from a farm that was near one that had imported British sheep in February.

8.   The ministry said they belonged to a farm that is near one that imported British sheep in February.

9.   French police are reported to be investigating the disappearance of five batches of British sheep that failed to arrive at their declared destinations.

10.   British sheep have turned predatory on the world wool markets, even making a killing in Japanese markets long dominated by Australian and New Zealand exports.