21.   Prime Minister John Major has refused to implement the selective cull.

22.   Since September, Brussels has made clear that there can be no progress on raising the export ban until the selective cull is carried out.

23.   The British government announced on Thursday that it was suspending its selective cull in the light of new scientific evidence that the disease might die out on its own.

24.   The British government has used the results of the Oxford study to justify its decision to delay a selective cull of cattle judged most at risk of contracting BSE.

25.   The British government said that it was suspending its selective cull in the light of new scientific evidence that the disease might die out on its own.

26.   The British government announced on Thursday that it was suspending its selective cull in the light of new scientific evidence.

27.   The British government hopes that the selective cull plan will persuade its EU partners to lift the embargo on beef exports from Britain.

28.   The NFU said that they would lobby Conservative legislators to vote against the selective cull.