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20 Oct 2009, 7:56 PM
The government's primary objectives (Ref. 1), which form the basis of the existing bovine TB (bTB) control/eradication policy, are:
1. To protect public health
2. To prevent bovine TB spreading to other animals
3. To make sure that cattle do not suffer because of bTB
There are many fundamental questions associated with each, plus related questions regarding the current bTB eradication policy, as set out below. If these cannot be adequately answered then the policy is suspect and a radical re-think is needed.
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24 Sep 2009, 3:20 PM
Is the current, rigid implementation of the bovine TB policy by DEFRA and the Welsh Assembly well grounded or is it mainly based on scaremongering by vested interest groups and the meeting of targets by bureaucrats?
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20 Mar 2010, 6:59 PM
Is the costly and controversial existing bTB policy really about protecting human health and, if not, is there an alternative way forward? These are the main questions that politicians and those involved with policy making should be asking, particularly in this current era of financial crisis as public expenditure in the UK on bTB control continues to escalate
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26 Sep 2009, 7:42 PM
If there is a satisfactory vaccine that offers protection, why should there still be a need to test vaccinated animals?
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18 Oct 2009, 6:52 PM
(currently the only approved test under EU regulations)? The current skin test has been used for over 50 years. It is claimed to be the most reliable test for bovine test in live cattle and is believed to control this disease, even eradicating it in some countries. However, more and more skin tested cattle are being identified as reactors and inconclusive reactors in the UK and despite having been used for such a long period in the UK there are still hot spots throughout the country where it is alleged bovine TB is endemic.
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