Routine Testing for Brucellosis to End

The Journal › April 13, 2007

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Summary

I had considered a different topic for this month but as often happens I have been overtaken by events. From Monday, April 9 routine periodic blood testing for Brucellosis will cease in beef herds.

It would appear that this is also true for dairy herds but due to the unseemly haste with which this policy has been introduced the information which we have finally been sent is unclear.

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Routine Testing for Brucellosis to End

The reasons given for this decision are:

1. We are no longer required to do so under EU rules;

2. The tests add little to our ability to detect dis...

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