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- Title
The duration of the effects of repeated widespread badger culling on cattle tuberculosis following the cessation of culling.
- Authors
Jenkins, Helen E; Woodroffe, Rosie; Donnelly, Christl A
- Abstract
In the British Isles, control of cattle tuberculosis (TB) is hindered by persistent infection of wild badger (Meles meles) populations. A large-scale field trial--the Randomised Badger Culling Trial (RBCT)--previously showed that widespread badger culling produced modest reductions in cattle TB incidence during culling, which were offset by elevated TB risks for cattle on adjoining lands. Once culling was halted, beneficial effects inside culling areas increased, while detrimental effects on adjoining lands disappeared. However, a full assessment of the utility of badger culling requires information on the duration of culling effects.
- Publication
PloS one, 2010, Vol 5, Issue 2, pe9090
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0009090