Farmer-Led Badger Vaccination Shows Promise in Eradicating Bovine TB
Cornwall trial sees significant drop in disease rates, urging government to support wider adoption.
- Study reports a decrease in badger TB from 16% to 0% over four years.
- Farmers and researchers collaborated on the first-of-its-kind vaccination project.
- Farmers expressed increased enthusiasm for vaccination as a viable control method.
- Vaccination covered more badgers per square kilometer than culling efforts.
- Researchers call for larger-scale evaluations to confirm effectiveness in cattle.