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Bovine TB: Gov urged to clarify next steps

Livestock farmer says delays risk undoing any progress on 'devastating disease'

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 2 min read
The Government has been urged to clarify its bTB eradication strategy
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The Government has been urged to clarify its bTB eradication strategy

The Government has been urged to offer immediate clarity on its bovine TB policy following the official end of the cull last month. Beef and dairy farmer Charlotte Ashley farms in the Eden Valley in...

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