New risk level to Johne's certification for cattle

A new level of Johne's disease certification risk is to be launched this autumn to provide greater transparency for farmers and those buying stock

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New risk level to Johne's certification for cattle

The new standard, being introduced by Cattle Health Certification Standards (CHECS ), will see cattle classed as low risk for Johne's disease able to receive a star rating from October 1 – Risk Level 1*...

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