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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Inventor says robo-vaccination machine could be used to combat bovine TB

So Tony Cholerton, a zookeeper who had been a motorcycle engineer for many years, invented Robovacc a machine to quickly administer vital jabs without the presence of people. The result, a clever contraption he controlled from an adjacent room with a handset taken from remote-control toy aeroplanes, successfully administered vaccinations to Cinta in a feeding area. The tiger sat up briefly, mid-meal, as the needle penetrated her rear end, then calmly continued eating.
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fromIndependent
8 months ago

Minister to launch new TB action plan targeting herds, wildlife and high-risk cattle

A new national Bovine TB Action Plan will target herd protection, wildlife transmission, early detection, on-farm biosecurity, and control of high-risk animals to reduce TB.
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