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Bovine Tuberculosis: Testing

Commons · Question 7689 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Official record

Answered 15 Jun 2026

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Asked by Sarah Dyke

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her Department will review the definitions of Officially Tuberculosis Free (OTF), Officially Tuberculosis Free Withdrawn (OTFW) and Officially Tuberculosis Free Suspended (OTFS) her

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Answered by Stephen Morgan, 15 Jun 2026

There are no plans to review the definitions of Officially TB Free (OTF), Officially Tuberculosis Free Withdrawn (OTFW) and Officially Tuberculosis Free Suspended (OTFS) status of bovine herds in England. The recently published recommended Bovine TB Contr...