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Dairy groups urge bulk milk tank testing to meet bovine TB target

RABDF chair Tim Downes said: "Bulk tank milk testing offers an opportunity to identify herds where infection may otherwise go undetected"

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
clock • 4 min read
Dairy groups urge bulk milk tank testing to meet bovine TB target

The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has joined a coalition of farming, veterinary, dairy processing and retail organisations urging the Government to explore bulk tank milk testing as...

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