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Farmers to lead new UK project on TB vaccination for badgers

Agri-Business

10 months ago

Farmers to lead new UK project on TB vaccination for badgers

A new farmer-led research project in England is exploring how badger vaccination may be used within the TB eradication strategy

Emergency TB summit ‘not before time’ – TD

Beef

about 1 year ago

Emergency TB summit ‘not before time’ – TD

Sinn Féin TD Martin Kenny said that the decision to call a summit to address the increasing bovine TB rates is “not before time”.

Study: Farmer-led badger vaccination effective against TB

N.Ireland

almost 2 years ago

Study: Farmer-led badger vaccination effective against TB

Research on a farmer-led badger vaccination programme has been published in the British Ecological...

TB conference to focus on making UK TB-free by 2038

Agri-Business

almost 3 years ago

TB conference to focus on making UK TB-free by 2038

This year's bovine tuberculosis (TB) conference will focus on the work needed to make the UK free...

Bovine TB cases drop in England and Wales

Agri-Business

almost 4 years ago

Bovine TB cases drop in England and Wales

According to the latest figures published by Defra, rates of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) have continued to decline across England and Wales.

Dairy

about 4 years ago

TB: RSPCA calls for cattle vaccination, not just badgers

The RSPCA is calling on government to place focus on cattle-based measures to reduce tuberculosis (TB) in cattle.

TB: RSPCA calls for cattle vaccination, not just badgers

N.Ireland

over 8 years ago

What the 'TB Tax' could cost your business

Proposals to charge farmers for bovine TB tests will cost the average business a further £257 a...

What the ‘TB Tax’ could cost your business

N.Ireland

over 8 years ago

‘TB proposals cause serious concern – but difficult decisions must be made’

TB action is long over-due; but some of the measures proposed by the department are...

‘TB proposals cause serious concern – but difficult decisions must be made’

N.Ireland

over 8 years ago

'TB proposals cause serious concern - but difficult decisions must be made'

TB action is long over-due, but the measures proposed by the the department are a "concerning" UFU deputy president has warned.

‘TB proposals cause serious concern – but difficult decisions must be made’

N.Ireland

over 8 years ago

Farmers could pay for TB tests under range of radical proposals

Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) today...

Farmers could pay for TB tests under range of radical proposals

N.Ireland

over 8 years ago

Farmers could pay for TB tests under range of radical proposals

Northern Ireland's DAERA has launched a public consultation on a range of proposals to work towards the eradication of bovine TB.

Farmers could pay for TB tests under range of radical proposals

N.Ireland

over 8 years ago

Northern Ireland TB rates surpass 12-year high

TB rates are continuing to spiral in Northern Ireland as the disease surpasses its worst rate in...

Northern Ireland TB rates surpass 12-year high

N.Ireland

over 8 years ago

Northern Ireland TB rates surpass 12-year high

TB rates are continuing to spiral in Northern Ireland as the disease surpasses its worst rate in 12 years according to the latest figures.

Northern Ireland TB rates surpass 12-year high

Agri-Business

over 8 years ago

Six-hour TB test to launch at the end of this month

A pioneering six-hour TB test is expected to launch by the end of November. The test, called...

Six-hour TB test to launch at the end of this month

N.Ireland

over 8 years ago

Six-hour TB test to launch at the end of this month

A pioneering six-hour TB test is expected to launch in the UK by the end of November. The bovine tuberculosis (TB) test is also said to be...

Six-hour TB test to launch at the end of this month

N.Ireland

over 8 years ago

TB levels in the North peak at highest rate in over a decade

Tuberculosis (TB) detection rates have hit their worst level in Northern Ireland in more than a decade, the latest figures show.

TB levels in the North peak at highest rate in over a decade

N.Ireland

over 8 years ago

TB levels in the North peak at highest rate in over a decade

Tuberculosis (TB) rates have hit their worst level in Northern Ireland in more than a decade, the...

TB levels in the North peak at highest rate in over a decade

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