Bovine TB Blog

April 2008 - Posts

• His master's voice - GammaIFN

  We have deliberately not posted much about the gamma interferon blood test, pending the result of a court ruling. The case sought a Judicial Review into some quite extraordinary results of its use experienced by some farms, unlucky enough to have it inflicted... Posted Apr 22 2008, 10:05 PM by Bovine TB

• Devil in the detail?

  We mentioned that phrase in relation to our posting below, on the Welsh Assembly's announcement this week of a pilot cull of badgers in an as yet undefined ' hotspot', and a more thorough examination of the full announcement has churned out... Posted Apr 11 2008, 08:17 AM by Bovine TB

• From 669 to 7905 in ten years.

  Those figures are for cattle slaughtered in Wales as reactors to the Tb test. A corresponding rise in the expense associated with the disease is reflected by the compulsory purchase figures: up from £1.3 million in 1999/2000 to a staggering £15.2 million... Posted Apr 09 2008, 09:01 AM by Bovine TB

• VAWM's reply to EFRAcom.

  We are grateful for sight of the press release from VAWM (Veterinary Association for Wildlife Management) in reply to the long awaited EFRA committee report into bTb. Given the conflicting conclusions on how to tackle bovine TB in this country from the... Posted Apr 02 2008, 09:33 PM by Bovine TB