Call for views on strengthening TB eradication programme in England

摘要

THE prospect of a radical shake-up in the arrangements for tackling bovine TB in England is raised by a document published by the Animal Health and Welfare Board for England (AHWBE) this week. Established last year to take forward plans for responsibility and cost sharing, the AHWBE plays a significant role in determining government policy. Its document - A. call for your views on strengthening our TB eradication programme and new ways of working7 - argues that a 'step change7 is needed if the disease is to be tackled effectively, while also suggesting the current arrangements are financially unsustainable. The board explains that it is looking for ideas from vets and farmers on new approaches to tackling the disease in cattle and, in the document,also floats a few ideas of its own.