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New measures announced to help tackle bTB in England
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Licence and authorisation for badger control in Devon, Cornwall, Wiltshire, Somerset, Cheshire, Dorset, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire.
Government's strategy to tackle bovine TB continues to deliver results
Authorisation for badger control in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and Somerset.
Farming Minister George Eustice announces new measures to tackle devastating disease
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) is offering private interferon gamma blood tests to diagnose TB under certain conditions.
Information for farmers about a more robust approach for resolving TB breakdowns in the High Risk Area of England from 6 April 2016.
Information for farmers about reducing TB risks from the sale of cattle from 4-yearly testing herds in England.
Information for farmers about compulsory post-movement testing in the Low Risk Area from 6 April 2016.
Information for farmers about optional additional private TB blood testing of cattle from unrestricted (Officially TB free) herds.
Further measures to protect England from bovine TB are being introduced as part of the government’s comprehensive strategy which is on track to deliver TB-free status for over half of the country by 2019.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Elizabeth Truss today delivered a speech to delegates at the annual National Farmers' Union Conference
The comprehensive strategy to eradicate bovine TB in England is delivering results with more than half the country on track to be officially free of the disease by the end of this Parliament, Environment Secretary Elizabeth …
Farming Minister George Eustice announces new cross-industry TB biosecurity campaign.
Natural England has confirmed that badger control can begin in west Gloucestershire, west Somerset and Dorset.
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss sets out four key areas to help the food and farming industry grow.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Speech delivered at the John Innes Centre in Norwich
New bespoke veterinary advice for farmers to reduce the risk of bovine TB on farms
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss speech at the Oxford Farming Conference on the role of food and farming in our economic future.
Further measures to combat bovine TB confirmed by Environment Secretary.
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