Written question asked by Countess of Mar (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Bach (Labour) on Monday, 20 June 2005.
Bovine Tuberculosis
- Question
- Whether, in their consultations on the proposals to require pre-movement testing of cattle for bovine tuberculosis, the possibility was raised that an animal might be either in the early stages of infection before antibodies develop or at a later stage when its immune system is unable to respond to the test; and, if so, what conclusion was reached.
- Answer
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The limitations of the tuberculin skin test are recognised in the report of the Independent Pre-movement Testing Stakeholder Group, which was published on Defra's website on 1 June. The document is available at www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/tb/pdf/pre–movementtest.pdf. The Government are now considering the recommendations of the group along with colleagues from Scotland and Wales before going to public consultation later this year.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 448; 672 c157WA
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Cattle Disease control Standards Transport Testing Bovine tuberculosis
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