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1: FG badger and TB debate summary: Experts fight it out over whether culling and/or vaccinating badgers can control bTB http://t.co/ecdN3oHZ
2: @GarethEnticott me too. File under 'full on'! Thanks for taking part - I thought it was a good debate.
3: Just under one hour to go - FG web debate today, 1pm: Badgers and Bovine TB – the way forward? http://t.co/CghQUzDI
4: TB debate panellists: Gareth Enticott Cardiff Uni, Nick Fenwick FUW, Adam Quinney NFU, Carl Padgett BVA, Jack Reedy Badger Trust - 1pm today
5: Vaccination? Culling? Or both? Reminder: FG web debate today, 1pm: Badgers and Bovine TB – the way forward? http://t.co/CghQUzDI
6: NFU has criticised Defra over 'disproportionate' move not to allow new SOAs lack of 'proper consultation' about it http://t.co/zguCryVG
7: Jim Paice hits out at ‘pathetic’ claims by supermarkets that the Adjudicator will push up food prices http://t.co/MGijhCH4
8: @Oxtale you've got the contacts! #agrichatuk
9: @Oxtale is right about transparency. Problem often is a vociferous few who aint for turning at any point but make a lot of noise #agrichatuk
10: Wales has gone for vaccination. England for culling. Who's right? FG web debate, Friday 1pm - Badgers and Bovine TB http://t.co/CghQUzDI

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