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PRO/AH/EDR> Bovine tuberculosis – Fiji: cattle

Bovine TB -- FijiAround 250 cattle have been slaughtered so far this year [2019] due to tuberculosis [TB]. Director of animal health and production Avinesh Dayal has confirmed that the majority of the infected animals were from farms in the Central Division.Dayal says that in the past, the ministry concentrated mostly on dairy farms, but this year [2019] is a bit different. "Basically, we are going Fiji-wide now, and we are testing both the large and small farms. This is just to see the spread and Read more [...]