Publication: Absence of effects of widespread badger culling on tuberculosis in cattle
Absence of effects of widespread badger culling on tuberculosis in cattle
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Torgerson, P. R., Hartnack, S., Rasmussen, P., Lewis, F., & Langton, T. E. S. (2024). Absence of effects of widespread badger culling on tuberculosis in cattle. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 16326. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67160-0
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Government policy in England aims for the elimination of bovine tuberculosis (bTB). This policy includes culling of European badger (Meles meles) to reduce cattle TB incidence. The rationale is based on a field trial, the Randomised Badger Culling Trial (RBCT) 1998–2005, which reported a substantial decrease in bTB herd incidence where badger culling had been implemented, in comparison to untreated control areas. The RBCT was undertaken because previous studies of reductions in badgers by culling, reported a possible association betwe
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- Torgerson, Paul R
- Hartnack, Sonja
- Rasmussen, Philip
- Lewis, Fraser
- Langton, Thomas E S
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Torgerson, P. R., Hartnack, S., Rasmussen, P., Lewis, F., & Langton, T. E. S. (2024). Absence of effects of widespread badger culling on tuberculosis in cattle. Scientific Reports, 14(1), 16326. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-67160-0
