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Cattle TB vaccine targeted by 2030 as Gov aims to eradicate bTB by 2038

A shift to local, targeted control of bovine TB, with farmers driving decisions rather than waiting on centralised direction or being hampered by political interference, lies at the heart of the new plan to make England bTB-free by 2038

Olivia Midgley
Editorial Director
clock • 6 min read
Farmers in England have been given a 12-year roadmap to wipe out bovine TB
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Farmers in England have been given a 12-year roadmap to wipe out bovine TB

The refreshed bTB strategy, which has been developed with input from more than 100 farmers, vets, scientists and Government officials, sets out nearly 40 evidence-based recommendations centred on cutting...

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