Defra is inviting views from stakeholders on proposals for new control measures to further reduce the risk of bovine TB transmission between cattle herds.
One of the key proposed changes likely to have a severe impact on cattle grazing on common land:
- To abolish the pre-movement testing exemption for movements of cattle to and from common land by the end of April 2014, with the possibility of a waiver for movements from the common land back to the premises from which the cattle were turned out where the distance moved does not exceed a set distance limit.
The Foundation of Common Land is currently consulting commoners on the potential impact of this proposal and we will be making a submission.
The consultation will be open for submissions from 28th November 2013 to the 10th January 2014
