Biosecurity: No Bones About It—Culling Could Result From PCR Tests - UK Column News

Biosecurity: No Bones About It—Culling Could Result From PCR Tests
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- Animal and Plant Health Agency (on X):
“We've updated our disease surveillance dashboards for Cattle, Pigs, Sheep & Chickens. They show disease data from submissions to our GB diagnostic network & can inform keepers about diseases in their area.”
- UK Animal and Plant Health Agency (DEFRA): Scanning surveillance dashboards and analytics
- NFU President (on X): NFU President’s post
“NFU President @ProagriLtd met Defra [British Agriculture] Minister @SueHayman1 to discuss UK biosecurity, the evolving situation with bluetongue and other issues. Border biosecurity is a critical issue and border inspections, carried out in the appropriate place, are vitally important to NFU members.”
- GOV.UK: Bluetongue virus restricted zones declared
- GOV.UK: Dr Christine Middlemiss is the UK’s Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO)
- FOI Request from UK Column to APHA, concerning Animal Welfare Committee (AWC) Report on nitrogen foam for the mass culling of poultry
- GOV.UK: Poultry valuation tables
“The government has powers to cull (kill) animals to control the spread of some animal diseases.”