date:Jul 04, 2014
long with blanket testing and removal of infected cattle, biosecurity measures, vaccination and cattle movement controls, culls will help get the disease under control, he said.
This was echoed by Defras chief scientific adviser, Professor Ian Boyd, who said a cull of cattle would probably result in a rapid decline in the cattle industry in areas where TB occurs.
The NFUs deputy president, Minette Batters, added whole-herd culling would condemn tens of thousands of extra cattle to needless dea