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  • Cattle biosecurity: action plan for improving herd resilience to bovine TB

    A joint Defra and industry biosecurity action plan for improving herd resilience to bovine TB.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bovine TB: Chief Veterinary Officer’s advice on outcome of year 2 of the badger culls

    Chief Veterinary Officer’s advice on the outcome of year two of the badger culls.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bovine TB cattle control measures: tackling cattle-to-cattle transmission

    Seeking views on removing the cattle pre-movement testing exemption for movements within SOAs, risk based trading and compulsory post-movement testing.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Advice to Natural England on setting minimum and maximum numbers to be culled in 2014

    Advice to Natural England on setting minimum and maximum number of badgers to be culled in West Somerset and West Gloucestershire in 2014.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and 1 others
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bovine TB: new control measures, tackling transmission between cattle herds

    Inviting views from stakeholders on proposals for new control measures to further reduce the risk of bovine TB transmission between cattle herds.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bovine TB: disease controls for deer and camelids

    Seeking views on proposals to combine existing legislation on TB in deer and other changes regarding TB in camelids.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Strategy for achieving officially bovine tuberculosis free status for England

    Defra is consulting on a draft strategy to achieve bovine tuberculosis-free status for England within the next 25 years.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • A strategy for achieving Officially Bovine Tuberculosis Free status for England

    The strategy aims to eradicate bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in England and to achieve Officially Bovine Tuberculosis Free (OTF) status.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Pilot badger culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire: Defra response to the report by the Independent Expert Panel

    Defra’s response to the report by the Independent Expert Panel on the pilot badger culls in Somerset and Gloucestershire.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • AHWBE recommendation on disease control regime for camelids and other non-bovine species.

    AHWBE Recommendation on a 3 stage process for reinforcing the current disease control regime for camelids and other non-bovine species.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • TB science workshop report: the Royal Society 25 April 2013

    Summary of the TB science workshop help on the 25 April 2013 and presentations from the event.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bovine TB risk-based trading: Empowering farmers to manage TB trading risks

    The final report of the Bovine TB Risk Based Trading Group.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Review and evaluation: Animal Health and Welfare Board for England

    Executive summary (interim) of independent evaluation of the AHWBE, commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • AHWBE recommendation: cattle movement controls

    Recommendation to agree the proposed changes to cattle movement controls for bovine tuberculosis, from the TB Eradication Advisory Group (TBEAG).

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • AHWBE call for views: strengthening bovine TB eradication

    Open discussion on bovine tuberculosis: request from the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England and the Bovine TB Eradication Advisory Group.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • AHWBE recommendation: bovine TB eradication plan

    Recommendation to agree the proposed approach to securing continued EU approval and funding for the Bovine TB Eradication Plan.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Establishing and running a badger culling training course and assessing competence: minimum course requirements

    Details of the modular syllabus and topics which must be included in a training course and the information that must be submitted to Defra to gain approval.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Bovine TB compliance and enforcement priorities

    Priorities for improving compliance with and enforcement of the controls in place to tackle bovine TB.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • AHWBE recommendation to establish an advisory group on bovine TB

    Recommendation to establish an advisory group on bovine TB eradication.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • The government’s policy on bovine TB and badger control in England

    This document explains the reasons why it is necessary to tackle the reservoir of TB infection in badgers.

    • From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government