Czech cows to escape BSE cull
Farmers in the Czech Republic will no longer have to kill all cows of the same age in a herd where bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been detected. According to the country’s farm minister, Jaroslav Palas, the cows will be allowed to continue producing milk and will be put down gradually.
Farmers will be required to keep precise records of their animals, which not be permitted to cross the
Since the beginning of 2001, Czech vets have tested almost 574,000 animals for the disease and authorities have ordered the slaughter of around 1,600 cows during the past three and a half years.
