Hertfordshire cattle farm to trial world-leading bTB cattle vaccine and skin test

Field trials for a bovine tuberculosis (bTB) BCG cattle vaccine and a skin test have begun at a farm in England, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has announced. 

Hannah Binns
News Reporter
clock • 2 min read
Hertfordshire cattle farm to trial world-leading bTB cattle vaccine and skin test

Field trials for a bovine tuberculosis (bTB) BCG cattle vaccine and a skin test have begun at a farm in England, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has announced. Getting underway at a bTB free...

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