Our yearly TB Test is happening this week (17/8/15) so fingers crossed we pass when there come and read the results on Friday…..
The gov.uk website has the below as the detail of why we test the cattle:
Anyone who keeps cattle is required by law to have their animals tested for bovine TB.
Cattle are tested at an interval (one or four years) depending on which county the herd is located and the disease risk for that area.
The testing programme confirms the TB disease status of a herd and is important to:
- identify which cattle are infected with bovine TB
- prevent bovine TB spreading to other cattle and animals
- prevent cattle suffering because of infection
- protect public health
