New PCR test could cut bTB waiting times to 3 weeks

Defra has announced a new PCR test will be rolled out to identify Bovine TB for non-bovine farmed animals and slaughterhouse cases.

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New PCR test could cut bTB waiting times to 3 weeks

Defra has announced a new PCR test will be rolled out to identify Bovine TB for non-bovine farmed animals and slaughterhouse cases. DEFRA have announced that PCR tests have entered routine use by APHA...

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