New call for cattle slaughter rule change in Wales

At the moment in-calf cows and heifers which fail bovine TB tests must be culled on-farm before giving birth

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New call for cattle slaughter rule change in Wales

Wales Shadow Rural Affairs Minister, Samuel Kurtz MS, has renewed calls for changes to cattle slaughter rules in Wales. Currently, in-calf cows and heifers which fail bovine TB tests must be culled...

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