Bovine TB

Unlike previous pandemics or plagues, Covid-19 has happened at a time when the ability to monitor the spread of the disease has been far more advanced than any previous era.

Field trials for a bovine tuberculosis (bTB) BCG cattle vaccine and a skin test have begun at a farm in England, the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has announced. 

The Government’s new bovine TB policy could lead to a potential resurgence in the disease across England, undermining years of industry effort to stamp it out, industry chiefs have warned. 

Defra’s new Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) policy has ignored science and evidence and will jeopardise ability to control disease, NFU deputy president, Stuart Roberts, has warned.

Defras new Bovine Tuberculosis (bTB) policy has ignored science and evidence and will jeopardise ability to control disease, NFU deputy president, Stuart Roberts, has warned.

Being hit by TB can have devastating impacts on a dairy farming business, the mental well-being of those working on the farm and the health of the herd.

A new UK-wide bTB entry level membership scheme is set to roll out across the UK in the coming months.

Eradication of Bovine TB (bTB) must be prioritised by the next Welsh Government, the Farmers’ Union of Wales animal health and welfare committee has said.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has defended the Government’s intention to phase out badger culling in England, despite the policy having more than halved disease incidence rates.