§ Mr. DrewTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what studies his Department is conducting into the relationship of cattle movements to the possible spread of bovine TB. [123909]
§ Ms QuinThe risk factors which may increase the likelihood of TB infection in cattle herds, including any relationship between cattle movements and the spread of the disease, is being studied through the analysis of epidemiological data. These data are being collected by MAFF through a detailed survey of farms with TB outbreaks.