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EXCLUSIVE - Bridget Whell on bovine TB: "We have been stuck in this test and cull cycle of cattle for way too long"

Former NFU Cornwall county-chair Bridget Whell has written on bTB, how the disease can devastate farm businesses, and if farmer-led research into a badger vaccine could be the answer moving forward

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Dairy farmer Bridget Whell: "We will either prove badger vaccination can work cost-effectively at scale, or we will prove it cannot"
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Dairy farmer Bridget Whell: "We will either prove badger vaccination can work cost-effectively at scale, or we will prove it cannot"

It's likely you will have heard the news by now that Jeremy Clarkson's farm has gone down with bovine TB. It's devastating news for any farmer 鈥� a feeling I know all too well. LISTEN NOW: ...

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