Research and analysis

Bovine TB: incidence of TB in cattle in licensed badger control areas in 2013 to 2016

Analysis of the incidence of TB in cattle following 3 years of licensed badger control in Somerset and Gloucestershire and 1 year in Dorset.

• From: Animal and Plant Health Agency
• Published: 11 September 2017
• Last updated: 10 May 2018 — See all updates

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Report on the incidence of bovine tuberculosis in cattle in 2013 – 2016: Three years’ follow-up in areas of Somerset and Gloucestershire and one year of follow-up in Dorset of industry-led badger control

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This report assesses the incidence of TB in cattle over 3 years of licensed badger control in Somerset and Gloucestershire, and 1 year for Dorset, since culling started.

Industry-led licensed badger control began in areas of Somerset and Gloucestershire in 2013, and in Dorset in 2015, with the aim of reducing the population of badgers and reducing the potential spread of TB between badgers and cattle.

Published 11 September 2017
Last updated 10 May 2018 + show all updates

1. 10 May 2018

   Report republished due to a correction to a dataset used for the calculation of recurrence in appendix 1 and 2. Further details on this change is available on page 2 of the republished report. The interpretation of these amended results remains unchanged by this correction.

2. 11 September 2017

   First published.