]> http://www.redflagsdaily.com/taxonomy/term/208/0 en http://www.redflagsdaily.com/purdey/2005_jul25 <p> European livestock farmers dread the day when their cattle succumb to a tuberculosis breakdown. The implications are severe: a ruthless cull of infected cattle and badgers with all remaining healthy cattle impounded behind an iron curtain of government-mandated movement restrictions and red tape. The effects have pushed small farming businesses into a state of financial melt down. </p> Mark Purdey TB Mon, 25 Jul 2005 04:00:00 -0400