FARM LOSES HERD TO TB
BOVINE TB has wiped out a herd of 126 cattle at a Woolaston farm.
Jim Hunt has lost tens of thousands of pounds worth of livestock after the disease hit cows and calves in the last week.
It comes as the debate over the trial cull of badgers, carriers of TB, in Gloucestershire continues to heat up.
James Wakeley, secretary of the National Farmers Union (NFU) in the Forest of Dean, said: "It is a complete tragedy for the farm."
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Comments
by FreeRadical1
Friday, October 05 2012, 3:21PM
“16% of 126 is 20, so Defra are saying that 20 of those 126 cattle might have been saved if the badger cull had happened years ago. That means that 106 would still have been slaughtered due to bTB. Better biosecurity is needed.”
by WildflowerSar
Friday, October 05 2012, 7:13AM
“That is a terrible tragedy for the 126 cattle & no doubt a bitter blow for Mr Hunt. But coming a day after an article in The Guardian revealed that an EC report found that failure to abide by cattle TB prevention measures by English farmers is widespread, it still doesn't make it right to slaughter badgers when the farming industry first needs to take a long hard look at itself. It also doesn't change the fact that the science says the impact of a widespread badger cull will be at most 12-16% after NINE years, when other bTB control measures such as following existing regulations to the letter, improving bio security, improving cattle welfare & badger vaccination are all believed to be likely to have a far bigger impact. Bovine TB needs tackling, but it needs tackling in the right way, for the biggest benefit to cattle, farmers & wildlife combined.”