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Next phase of bTB vaccine begins as Government moves away from cull

APHA thanks farmers for their cooperation as it hails 'significant new tool' in fight to eradicate bovine TB by 2038

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APHA said vaccinating cattle against bTB had the potential to protect individual animals from infection and create a barrier to transmission within herds
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APHA said vaccinating cattle against bTB had the potential to protect individual animals from infection and create a barrier to transmission within herds

Field trials for a cattle vaccine and companion skin test for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) have moved to the 鈥榥ext phase', the Animal Plant Health Agency (APHA) announced today (October 21). Describing...

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