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30 June 99 |
First three months show dramatic herd figures - whole of last year - 1453 herds under restriction. Total for Jan to March (three months) - a staggering 495 - Watch this space! This information was given to Farmers Weekly but they chose to do nothing about it. MAFF must now publish figures monthly. |
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30 June 99 |
SETT learns that Northern Ireland TB annual budget of £24M is 80% spent HALF WAY through the year! |
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03 July 99 |
Gallagher & Muirhead write to The Veterinary Record - See Expert Opinion 3 opposite - SPOT ON - thank you! |
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07 July 99 |
Key Issue - Who'll be the Next Minister of Agriculture in the imminent Government Re-shuffle - Nick Brown for NI ? But he wants to stay at MAFF. |
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07 July 99 |
Rumours abound that the Trials will be abandoned in the Autumn - even the NFBG has heard this. |
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07 July 99 |
Apparently the Government has issued a licence(s) to enable farmer(s) outside the Trials area to MOVE (not cull) infected badgers - what utter incompetence - obviously a political decision - it can't be based on science - this was also relayed to the Farmers Weekly - what's going on? I guess both the NFU and FW are establishment organisations working for themselves rather than the farming community - thank heaven for the internets open technology. |
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10 July 99 |
Implication with new EU legislation from1st July 1999 regarding Inconclusive Reactors - affect more herds |
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10 July 99 |
Irish Farmers Journal reports (26-6-99) in NI TB Study that "some tuberculous cows do not readily infect other cattle" and that "the badger is the primary source of new outbreaks" |
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11 July 99 |
Hansard - House of Commons debate on Milk Marque referred to the Krebs Trial - Minister indicated that the Krebs Trials were going badly operationally and that if they didn't work out then his judgement would be based on current knowledge - and therefore to cull the badger |
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11 July 99 |
Government's reponse to the Agri Select Committee Report includes reference to setting up a TB Forum |
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12 July 99 |
Reported the other day that MAFF workers must use gloves and masks because of the TB pathogen - somebody should tell the parents of the children that climb all over the walls and splash about in the badger latrines. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 July 99 |
It's reported that staff on the Krebs Trials have been asked to sign the Official Secrets Act | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 July 99 |
Tony Blair - running scared - now wants to ban hunting to appease his 'class roots' backbenchers and following lots of (financial?) pressure from IFAW having accepted £1 Million bribe before the General Election in May 1997. This surely will bring an increased focus to the bovine TB problem and force out some issues. Its a pity the NFU doesn't get off the fence and reject any ban. NFU and MAFF are still too cosy aren't they? Time for more than just a Countryside March or Rally!! | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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