Bovine Tuberculosis
(asked on 23rd October 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what plans he has to increase the use of the gamma interferon test in bovine TB high-risk areas.
This question was answered on 31st October 2017
The annual number of interferon-gamma tests carried out in England in 2016 was 73,228, an increase from 18,384 in 2009.
Use of the interferon-gamma test has been further increased this year, based on specific criteria designed to resolve TB breakdowns in cattle herds in the High Risk Area of England. The expansion in the use of this test is expected to continue over the coming years.