Do the new controls on cattle movement to Scotland mean a relaxation of other TB controls in Scotland?
Whilst routine skin testing is not required in an OTF country or region, the Scottish Government has decided to continue with this for a transitional period with a four yearly default testing period. Other routine TB surveillance measures continues as follows: • abattoir surveillance through meat inspection • reporting of suspect clinical cases • source and spread tracing of breakdowns • gamma interferon testing for all new confirmed breakdowns • laboratory surveillance and statutory requirement notifying isolations of Mycobacterium bovis from mammals, carcasses and environmental samples.
