Bovine TB

Tougher bovine tuberculosis (bTB) controls including diagnostic testing, cattle movements and isolation requirements have been proposed by the Scottish Government in a new consultation.

A new lateral flow test similar to those used to identify Covid, could offer farmers another biosecurity tool against bovine TB. 

A fourth-generation Welsh dairy farmer who has lost his entire herd to bovine tuberculosis is calling on farmers to come together to demand a change in Government policy.

The Labour Party’s new Shadow Defra Secretary, Jim McMahon, has claimed culls are only effective ‘in the sense that you have a dead badger at the end of it’.  

The Labour Partys new Shadow Defra Secretary, Jim McMahon, has claimed culls are only effective in the sense that you have a dead badger at the end of it.

Farming unions have expressed concern that the Welsh Government’s latest TB consultation has failed to assess the impact its proposals will have on farm finances, cattle welfare and veterinary capacity. 

The new officeholder team at NFU Cymru have urged Plaid Cymru to keep pushing Labour on bovine TB policy, despite the deal the two parties have reached to work together.

Welsh farms and marts could be put out of business by a proposal to penalise the purchase of ‘risky’ bovine TB (bTB) cattle, industry leaders have warned.

NFU president Minette Batters has hit out at Prime Minister Boris Johnson for his political interference in agricultural policy development. 

The Welsh Conservatives have said fresh data showing an increase in new herd incidents and cattle slaughterings shows ‘no progress’ has been made in tackling Bovine TB in Wales.