HC Deb 15 June 1990 vol 174 c378W
Mr. Marlow

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how the status of a BSE-free herd will be affected by(a) the purchase of calves or young stock from a herd with BSE and (b) the purchase of calves or young stock from a herd that subsequently develops BSE; and, in the second case, how the authorities and the purchasing owner will be guaranteed information of the change in circumstance.

Mr. Maclean

Since there is no test for BSE in the live animal it is not possible to certify that any herd is BSE free.

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