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Will Bovine & Human Tb Be Drastly Reduced In Uk Mainland With The Combination Of Appropriate Culling Of Cattle, Badgers, Plus Vaccination Of Cattle?
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It is widely accepted that badgers spread TB amongst livestock, so unless there is a vaccine against TB for livestock, badgers should be culled in a controlled humane manner. Badgers infected with TB like those of cattle can pass TB bacterium by air-borne transmission.
The distribution of Bovine TB is mainly around the South-West of England. By not culling, eventually bovine B will become even more prevalent, which will spread to Scotland & Eire.
Perhaps bovine & human TB could be drastically reduced in UK mainland with the combination of appropriate culling of cattle, badgers, plus vaccination of cattle.
Vaccination for badgers? Badgers (unlike domesticated cattle) are wild animal, catching them to see if they have TB antibodies (& vaccinating them) are impractical & costly, as well as distressing the badgers. Badgers (unlike domesticated cattle) are wild animal, catching them to see if they have TB antibodies (by reactive test will take several days) is impractical & costly, as well as distressing the badgers.
HMG do have a duty of care to control (if they are able to) feral bovine TB in badgers in UK’s countryside. Negligence can be sued (under Law of Tort), whereby compensation can be paid.
The distribution of Bovine TB is mainly around the South-West of England. By not culling, eventually bovine B will become even more prevalent, which will spread to Scotland & Eire.
Perhaps bovine & human TB could be drastically reduced in UK mainland with the combination of appropriate culling of cattle, badgers, plus vaccination of cattle.
Vaccination for badgers? Badgers (unlike domesticated cattle) are wild animal, catching them to see if they have TB antibodies (& vaccinating them) are impractical & costly, as well as distressing the badgers. Badgers (unlike domesticated cattle) are wild animal, catching them to see if they have TB antibodies (by reactive test will take several days) is impractical & costly, as well as distressing the badgers.
HMG do have a duty of care to control (if they are able to) feral bovine TB in badgers in UK’s countryside. Negligence can be sued (under Law of Tort), whereby compensation can be paid.
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