HC Deb 16 December 1937 vol 330 cc1329-30
48. Mr. Price

asked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, as representing the Lord President of the Council, whether any progress has been made in the search for a remedy for Johne's disease in cattle?

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Earl Winterton)

Until a completely satisfactory diagnostic agent for the detection by specific reaction of this disease is available, little progress can be made towards its cure. The Committee on Johne's Disease of the Agricultural Research Council have been engaged for some time in a careful comparative test of certain diagnostic agents. The work is progressing satisfactorily.

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