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Bovine TB 'front and centre' for Wales Chief Veterinary Officer

Dr Richard Irvine, who started the role in March 2023, said an expected assessment of the bTB target next year will serve as a ‘formal checkpoint' and an opportunity to ‘take stock' on the issue

Rachael Brown
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Bovine TB 'front and centre' for Wales Chief Veterinary Officer

Bovine TB remains ‘front and centre' of Wales' priorities, according to its chief veterinary officer. However, after less than a year in post, Dr Richard Irvine refused to confirm whether he believed the...

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