Mouser
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- Location
- near Belfast
Testing makes no difference, we are testing yearly plus anytime a neighbour goes down and every 4 months if there's an inconclusive and God knows what other rules they have. Does nothing to control TB. All it does is get cattle, many that are perfectly healthy, slaughtered before they should be slaughtered and cost the tax payer and farmers a fortune.Not quite sure what your point is - other than farmers get the sh!t end of the stick - we are in agreement.
The fact is to control tb farmers are going to have to get a shittier stick and that seems to be unpalatable to most. Be it TB1 the whole country or more severe testing and movement restrictions on current TB1. Like I said before I believe the second would be more efficient but it will never be allowed to happen due to the effect on short term trade.