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FUW TB Spokesperson Brian Walters, Adrian Thorne Head of APHA Wales Bovine TB Epidemiology Team, Ian McGrath Cheshire Dairy farmer and member of the DEFRA Bovine TB Eradication Advisory Group for England , Professor Christianne Glossop Chief Veterinary Officer for Wales and Peredur Hughes, Chair of Welsh Government Animal Health and Welfare Group[/caption]
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has hosted a seminar on bovine TB entitled ‘TB Perspectives, Science, Practicalities and Policy’ at the Royal Welsh Show to explore the way forward for bTB control in Wales.
The seminar provided Union members and stakeholders with the opportunity to raise important matters of concern and to hear the different perspectives of expert panel members.
The meeting was chaired by Peredur Hughes, Chair of Welsh Government Animal Health and Welfare Group.
The panel included Professor Christianne Glossop Chief Veterinary Officer for Wales, Ian McGrath Cheshire Dairy farmer and member of the DEFRA Bovine TB Eradication Advisory Group for England and Adrian Thorne Head of APHA Wales Bovine TB Epidemiology Team.
Following the seminar FUW Bovine TB spokesperson Brian Walters said: “The panel answered a range of questions relating to those issues currently facing Welsh cattle farmers, including potential mechanisms for dealing with the wildlife vector, and I must thank our panel members for putting the spotlight on bovine TB here at the Royal Welsh show today.”