Bovine TB
Livestock
The Government has said it plans to phase out ‘intensive’ badger culling in high-risk areas of England during the next phase of its 25-year strategy to stamp out bovine TB.
05 March 2020
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6 min read
Livestock
Bovine TB compensation paid to Welsh farmers has risen by an alarming 15 per cent in a year, according to new figures.
04 March 2020
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2 min read
Livestock
Farmers in Wales have made an impassioned plea to the Welsh Government to implement badger culling in endemic disease areas after the number of bTB infected cattle slaughtered topped its highest on record.
22 January 2020
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2 min read
Livestock
Defra Secretary Theresa Villiers has admitted ‘engaging’ with Number 10 on the last-minute decision to stop the Derbyshire badger cull.
08 January 2020
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1 min read
Livestock
A new highly sensitive and specific blood test for bovine TB, Actiphage, has been granted permission for trial on a dairy farm on the west coast of Wales.
06 January 2020
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2 min read
