Gov announces changes to cattle identification in bid to boost biosecurity

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Defra will introduce changes to cattle identification, registration and reporting to improve the Government's ability to respond effectively to disease
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Defra will introduce changes to cattle identification, registration and reporting to improve the Government's ability to respond effectively to disease

Cattle identification and traceability in England will change over the next two years, in what the Government has described as a major step forward in disease control and trade for the farming sector....

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