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'The choir was a great lifter when the fields fell silent'

'The choir was a great lifter when the fields fell silent'
BBC Science Thursday 17 September 2026, 05:43 UTC 1 min read
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Dairy farmer Mervyn Kelso struggled with the sadness of the empty fields when he lost his entire herd to bovine TB.

Dairy farmer Mervyn Kelso struggled with the sadness of the empty fields when he lost his entire herd to bovine TB.
Mervyn Kelso (PERSON) TB (ORG)
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