Written question asked by Paul Flynn (Labour) on Monday, 20 March 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 23 March 2017 (named day). It was answered by George Eustice (Conservative) on Thursday, 23 March 2017 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Bovine Tuberculosis: Dogs
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy for TB in hunt packs operating in close proximity to cattle to be a notifiable disease.
- Answer
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This control has been in place for some time for all pet and farmed mammals. Under the Tuberculosis (England) Order 2014 the detection of suspect TB lesions in carcases and the identification of Mycobacterium bovis from tissue or other samples (including dogs) is notifiable.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 68537
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Dogs Hunting Bovine tuberculosis
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- 2017-03-24 15:24:30 +0000
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