Vets frequently find themselves faced with less than perfect handling arrangements when they arrive on farm to undertake the TB test. It appears that this...

11 September, 2019

Six-monthly surveillance testing in the High Risk Areas (HRA) of England In 2017 Defra announced that default sixmonthly surveillance testing would be introduced for cattle herds...

11 September, 2019

Defra recently convened a workshop at the Royal Agricultural University in Gloucestershire to discuss aspects of TB Biosecurity. The workshop followed up on the Biosecurity...

11 September, 2019

Most farm vets are well aware that suffering a TB breakdown can be a hugely stressful time for farmers both financially and personally. The following...

11 September, 2019

APHA are very keen to encourage OVs to contact the local APHA case vet in circumstances where breakdowns prove explosive, persistent or rapidly spreading. In such...

29 August, 2018

Having announced the ministerial intention to increase the testing frequency in the high risk areas to a default of testing every six months, the delivery...

29 August, 2018