Assessing the effects of the first 2 years of industry‐led badger culling in England on the incidence of bovine tuberculosis in cattle in 2013–2015

Assessing the effects of the first 2 years of industry‐led badger culling in England on the incidence of bovine tuberculosis in cattle in 2013–2015

Abstract Culling badgers to control the transmission of bovine tuberculosis (TB) between this wildlife reservoir and cattle has been widely debated. Industry‐led culling began in Somerset and Gloucestershire between August and November 2013 to reduce local badger populations. Industry‐led culling is...

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Main Authors: Lucy A. Brunton, Christl A. Donnelly, Heather O'Connor, Alison Prosser, Stuart Ashfield, Adam Ashton, Paul Upton, Andrew Mitchell, Anthony V. Goodchild, Jessica E. Parry, Sara H. Downs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2017-09-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
badgers
bovine tuberculosis
cattle
culling
wildlife
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3254

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