Jeremy Clarkson confirms Diddly Squat's first ever calf culled due to bovine TB

The Clarkson's Farm star said the pregnant cow was destroyed after testing positive for bovine TB

Chris Brayford
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Jeremy Clarkson said: "This was the first calf ever born at Diddly Squat. And this morning she was destroyed, while pregnant with twins, because she has [bovine] TB. So sad."
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Jeremy Clarkson said: "This was the first calf ever born at Diddly Squat. And this morning she was destroyed, while pregnant with twins, because she has [bovine] TB. So sad."

The first ever calf born on Diddly Squat Farm has been culled due to testing positive for bovine TB (bTB). Jeremy Clarkson confirmed the cow, which was pregnant with twins, had been destroyed this morning...

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