FARMERS with cattle grazing common land in Pembrokeshire are subject to new rules designed to prevent the spread of bovine TB.
Following regulations introduced on January 1, cattle now need to have had a clear pre-movement TB test before they are moved to or from common land.
The change brings TB testing rules for cattle moved between a holding and common land in line with national TB testing policy.
Common land covers some 5653 hectares of Pembrokeshire – or 3.5% of the land area – and the largest common at 2132ha is Mynydd Preseli. Seventeen percent of the total numbers of commons in Wales fall within Pembrokeshire.
From Wales Farmer see http://www.walesfarmer.co.uk/news/14188394.New_TB_rules_for_cattle_on_co...
