A Gloucestershire beef farmer opened his doors to councillors to show them the devastating impact bovine TB is having on his farm and argue the case for a badger cull in the...
Posted: 20 May 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
NFU president Adam Quinney is “very confident” the pilot badger culls will go ahead this summer as planned in west Gloucestershire and west...
DEFRA has released an infographic explaining the need for a badger cull to control bovine tuberculosis in...
Posted: 15 May 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
An investigation is under way into a rare bovine TB outbreak on the Lancashire/Cumbria border....
Posted: 09 May 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
Landowners in a Welsh bovine tuberculosis hotspot are allowing a badger vaccination programme to go ahead on their farms for a second year....
Posted: 02 May 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
The Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA) has been censured for safety failings over its handling of active bovine TB samples....
New rules to combat bovine TB are making it more difficult for some farmers wanting to move livestock from field to field....
Cattle TB-risk information will be shared with buyers when animals are sold under recommendations made by an industry-led group to help combat the disease....
Rock star Brian May has failed to turn up for a planned protest against the badger cull....
Posted: 01 May 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
Scientists in the UK and China have joined forces to look at whether harmful bacteria found in cattle could be harnessed to protect livestock from bovine TB....
Posted: 30 Apr 2013 | FULL ARTICLE
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