Tagged With: badger cull
Bovine TB – should we kill the badgers?
Opinion piece by Professor Nigel Brown FRSB, President of the Microbiology Society. The control of bovine TB (bTB) in farm animals is complex. We have heard a lot about the role of badgers as a reservoir of bTB, which is then transmitted to cattle. This is the argument for culling badgers and several trials have … Continue reading
Categories: Policy, Regional Grant Scheme
Tags: agriculture, badger cull, badgers, Biosecurity, Bovine TB, Bovine Tuberculosis, camelids, cows, defra, farming, Tuberculosis
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Why the badger cull became a ‘Marmite debate’
by Rebecca Nesbit, press officer at the Society of Biology ‘Marmite debates’ were a common theme at the food security meeting hosted by the BBSRC last week. Just like reactions to Marmite, opinions in debates about GM crops and the badger cull tend to be polar opposites. This is in sharp contrast to the science … Continue reading
Categories: Policy
Tags: badger cull, biology, science policy
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