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Dairy Talk: Claire Eastham - 'We can only make decisions based on what life has to offer at the time'

Our second TB test was read recently with one more reactor found in the herd. The previous inconclusive reactors all passed through successfully. Hopefully this one will also show no legions, meaning no blood test is required as this normally results in more cows been taken off-farm.

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Dairy Talk: Claire Eastham -  'We can only make decisions based on what life has to offer at the time'

Our second TB test was read recently with one more reactor found in the herd. The previous inconclusive reactors all passed through successfully. Hopefully this one will also show no legions, meaning no...

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