Lifetime movement restrictions placed on cattle with inconclusive bTB test results

Welsh Gov says January 1 rule change is in response to industry requests and expert advice

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
Welsh cattle with previous inconclusive bTB test results will have lifetime movement restrictions from January 2026
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Welsh cattle with previous inconclusive bTB test results will have lifetime movement restrictions from January 2026

Cattle with previous inconclusive bovine TB test results will have lifetime movement restrictions from January 2026, the Welsh Government has announced. All standard interpretation Inconclusive Reactor...

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