30/11/16
Yesterday a new Initiative program for T.B. Was launched by government vets and supported by the N.F.U , giving a points rating scale of 0 to 10 on a farms T.B. break downs
Over a ten year period, bio security being the buzz word George Eustice quoted that even in the worse T.B. Hot spots areas 40 percent of cattle farms have never had a case of T.B.
I more than anybody Know badgers are responsible for 98 percent of T.B. Breakdowns in cattle, but to randomly kill badgers in ever larger areas when many of those have never had a problem , Well I,ll leave you to work that one out. Unless T.B. Is targeted at source I.e. Infectious wildlife on locally identified area , to prove without any doubt were the cattle infection is coming . Their just playing into the hands of those who don,t want to find a solution.Stop trying to some how shift the blame for years of political ignorance and incompetence on implying farmers are responsible for the situation they find their selves in.
Here’s my points rating for yesterday
-10