Badger culling in the United Kingdom
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Badger culling in the United Kingdom
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Badger culling in the United Kingdom is permitted under licence, within a set area and timescale, as a way to reduce badger numbers in the hope of controlling the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB), despite the fact government figures show 94% of btB is spread cattle to cattle. Humans can catch bTB, but public health control measures, including milk pasteurisation and the BCG vaccine, mean it is not a significant risk to human health. The disease affects cattle and other farm animals, some spec
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Culling of badgers in the United Kingdom
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badger_culling_in_the_United_Kingdom
date created:
2012-07-16T09:34:10Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T11:46:54Z
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