Bovine Tuberculosis: Disease Control
Commons · Question 4794 · Tabled 9 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record
Answered 17 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Claire Young
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what changes his Department has made to the testing system for bovine TB since August 2021.
Answer
Answered by Daniel Zeichner, 17 Sep 2024
Since August 2023, cattle brought into herds in the annual testing part of the Edge Area from higher-risk areas in England (and from Wales) have been subject to post-movement TB testing. This measure has strengthened the mandatory TB post-movement testing...