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Letters: Discuss the history, facts and science of bTB 'without the appeals to emotion'

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Letters: Discuss the history, facts and science of bTB 'without the appeals to emotion'

Turn the clock back 70 years to when only accredited cattle herds were regularly tested for bovine TB, and for others, testing was voluntary. Having submitted their herd for testing, the owner could -...

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