Bovine TB

Welsh farms and marts could be put out of business by a proposal to penalise the purchase of ‘risky’ bovine TB (bTB) cattle, industry leaders have warned.

NFU president Minette Batters has hit out at Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his political interference in agricultural policy development. 

The Welsh Conservatives have said fresh data showing an increase in new herd incidents and cattle slaughterings shows ‘no progress’ has been made in tackling Bovine TB in Wales.

The Welsh Conservatives have said fresh data showing an increase in new herd incidents and cattle slaughterings shows no progress has been made in tackling Bovine TB in Wales.

The Welsh Government has been accused of seeking to slash compensation payouts to farmers whose cattle go down with bovine TB.

Genetic contact tracing to identify the source of a bTB outbreak could be another tool in the armoury for managing the disease, scientists have claimed.

The Welsh Government has been urged to review the cap on compensation for animals slaughtered under the bovine TB eradication programme.

Investment in controlling bovine TB at the farm level and badger cull licences were top of the agenda when Ceredigion farmers hosted a visit from Member of the Senedd, Elin Jones.

The bTB positive alpaca was culled at the end of August following a campaign by his owner to save him

English farmers can tap into free bovine TB advice and increased trained vet visits regardless of their risk status, following Defra granting the TB Advisory Service (TBAS) Successor Contract to Farmcare Solutions.