Department proposes training non‑vets to vaccinate badgers against bovine TB

Department proposes training non‑vets to vaccinate badgers against bovine TB

DAERA is considering training non‑vets to vaccinate badgers against bovine TB, as part of a new consultation on wildlife interventions to tackle…

Muir launches consultation on wildlife intervention options to tackle bTB in Northern Ireland

DAERA Minister Andrew Muir has launched a public consultation on options for potential wildlife intervention to help tackle bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in Northern Ireland.

Views sought on wildlife options to tackle bovine TB in NI

Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has today (Friday, July 3) launched a public consultation on ‘wildlife intervention options’ to tackle bovine tuberculosis (TB) in Northern Ireland. According to the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), these options focus on various actions that seek to address the spread of TB in badgers. The options include non-selective culling, selective culling …