Bovine TB Eradication

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 2:03 pm on 29 November 2017.

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Photo of Mr Neil Hamilton Mr Neil Hamilton UKIP 2:03, 29 November 2017

I thank the Cabinet Secretary for that reply. Will she agree with me that, although there is no easy answer or simple solution to the eradication of TB in cattle, one promising way forward is a greater concentration upon genetics? The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board has put together a genetic index; it is funded by UK farmers, of course, to undertake research and development on their behalf. This will enable us to target strains of cattle that have a greater propensity to resist TB. Therefore, this must for the future be an important element in the Government's overall strategy to eradicate this terrible disease.