Transmission of tuberculosis between cattle and badgers has been tracked at a local scale for the first time, using a combination of bacterial whole genome DNA sequencing and mathematical modelling. The findings highlight the potential for the use of next generation sequencing as a tool for...
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) welcomes the Government's intention to reassess its TB strategy promising to look at both vaccine and culling options as part of a science led policy of badger control in TB prevalent areas. However the BVA has some concerns that Defra's announcement to...