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PRO/AH/EDR> Bovine tuberculosis – UK: (Wales) cattle, spread

Bovine TB -- United KingdomNumbers of cattle slaughtered in Wales due to bovine tuberculosis (TB) infection have reached record levels, as authorised culls of TB-infected badgers make slow progress. In October 2018, 1499 cattle were slaughtered as a result of TB controls, the highest number in a month since records began. Latest statistics show another 1418 animals were killed in November [2018], the 2nd-highest monthly figure.It has now emerged that 17 months into Wales's refreshed TB eradication Read more [...]